Cayo Coco is an island about 17 kms long and the fourth in size of Cuba with its 370 km2 and more than ten kilometers of beach. It is connected to the main island of Cuba by a 
causeway of 17 kilometers with several bridges to limit the impact on the environment.
The scenery is beautiful, the water is turquoise and one of the most beautiful beaches of Cuba. The island is part of a protected area of Cuba where you will find the largest colony of pink flamingo (approximately 30,000) in the world that runs alongside pelicans and other aquatic and terrestrial birds such as the famous « coconut » which is the name of the island.
Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo are located in the province of Ciego de Avila. The nearest village is Moron, where the hotel staff remains. There is now an international airport on the island of Cayo Coco.
The province of Ciego de Avila, who previously was paired with the neighboring Camaguey, is an area of 6.783 km2 with more than 420,000 (2004) inhabitants and its capital is the city of Ciego de Avila.
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Airport
The Jardines del Rey International Airport was inaugurated on December 26th 2002. It has improved the international connections to the destination and has reduced the traveling time taken to reach the final accommodation. Previously all flights were landing at the airport of Ciego de Avila and then take a transfer to the hotel area of Cayo Coco (about 1 hour 30 minutes by bus).
Jardines del Rey airport is a new and modern facility with all international quality standards (check-in, immigration and customs controls, waiting lounges, VIP lounges, etc.).
History
This region has been qualified as paradises on earth. Such is the unusual beauty of nature in this archipelago that it captivated the Spaniards arriving in it from 1513 and 1514 and Diego Velasquez decided to baptize it « Jardines del Rey » or king’s garden in English, in the honor of Fernand the Catholic, king of Spain.
This tourist destination has remained unexploited for tourist activities until 1990, when a road, half over the sea and half over the marshlands, allowed land communication and the exploration of this natural sanctuary of flora and fauna.
Cayo Coco was the fishing place of the American writer and Literature Nobel Prize Winner, Ernest Hemingway.