Cayo Romano is an island on the northern coast of
Cuba
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, in the province of
Camagüey
Camagüey () is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third-largest city with more than 321,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.
It was founded as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe in 1514, by S ...
. It is the largest
cay
A cay ( ), also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, including in the Caribbean and on the Great ...
of the
Jardines del Rey
Jardines del Rey ( en, Gardens of the King) is an archipelago off the northern coast of Cuba, in the northern parts of the provinces of Ciego de Ávila and Camagüey.
Overview
Jardines del Rey developed on the coral reef system that lines Cuba's ...
archipelago with .
Overview
Administratively is part of
Nuevitas
Nuevitas is a municipality and port town in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. The large bay was sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
History
Founded in 1775, the city was moved to its present site in 1828. Before the 1977 national municipal refo ...
, but the closest municipality on Cuban Mainland are
Esmeralda and
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The cay is a popular for birdwatchers but is otherwise undeveloped, compared to the intensive resort developments on nearby
Cayo Coco.
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To the south, the Bay of Jiguey separates it from the main island of Cuba. To the north it is bordered by the
Old Bahama Channel
The Old Bahama Channel ( es, Canal Viejo de Bahama) is a strait of the Caribbean region, between Cuba and the Bahamas.
Geography
The strait/channel is located off the Atlantic coast of north-central and northeastern mainland and the Sabana-Camagü ...
and
The Bahamas
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to 20 miles. At the northwest corner is Cayo Paredon Grande, which has an old lighthouse. Cayo Megano Grande, Cayo Cruz as well as many reefs are developed on the northern shore.
Cayo Coco is located to the north-west, and
Cayo Guajaba
Cayo Guajaba is a cay on the northern coast of Cuba, in the province of Camagüey.
Geography
It is part of Jardines del Rey archipelago, and is located west of Cayo Sabinal, east of Cayo Romano, north of The Bay of la Gloria (''Bahia de la Glori ...
to the south-east.
A road runs from Cayo Coco, across Cayo Romano to Cayo Paredon Grande. However, the bridge from Cayo Coco is not suitable for all vehicles.
The island of Cayo Romano was transferred to American Sugar Refining Company in 1921 by Manuel A. Cadenas y Aguilera.
The Cadenas family was well known in Camaguey society since the many years of upheaval and rebellion against Spain that occurred during many tumultuous years in Cuba history before 1900.
References
Nuevitas
Romano
Romano may refer to:
Food
* Pecorino Romano, a hard, salty Italian cheese
* Romano cheese, an American English and Canadian English term for a class of cheeses
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Populated places in Camagüey Province
Geography of Camagüey Province
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