Canarreos
The Canarreos Archipelago () is an archipelago of Cuba. It is located south of the main island of Cuba, in the Caribbean Sea, at . It is bordered to the east by the Gulf of Cazones, to the north by the Gulf of Batabano and to the west by the Los Indios Channel. It comprises roughly 350 islets, and is almost as long as the Florida Keys. By far the largest island of the archipelago is Isla de la Juventud, while the second largest is Cayo Largo del Sur. List of Islands 1) The Islands area and population data retrieved from the 2012 census. See also *Geography of Cuba *List of Caribbean islands Most of the Caribbean countries are islands in the Caribbean Sea, with only a few in inland lakes. The largest islands include Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. Some of the smaller islands are referred to as a ''rock'' or ''reef.'' ''I ... References Islands of Cuba {{Cuba-geo-stub ...
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Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola (Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital. Cuba is the List of countries and dependencies by population, third-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with about 10 million inhabitants. It is the largest country in the Caribbean by area. The territory that is now Cuba was inhabited as early as the 4th millennium BC, with the Guanahatabey and Taino, Taíno peoples inhabiting the area at the time of Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish colonization ...
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Isla De La Juventud
Isla de la Juventud (; ) is the second-largest Cuban island (after Cuba's mainland) and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies (after mainland Cuba itself, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Andros Island). The island was called the Isle of Pines () until 1978. It has an area and is south of the island of Cuba, across the Gulf of Batabanó. The island lies almost directly south of Havana and Pinar del Río Province, Pinar del Río and is a Special Municipality (), not part of any Provinces of Cuba, province and is therefore administered directly by the central government of Cuba. The island has only one municipality, also named Isla de la Juventud. The largest of the 350 islands in the Canarreos Archipelago (''Archipiélago de los Canarreos''), the island had an estimated population of 83,544 in 2019. The capital and largest city is Nueva Gerona in the north, and the second largest and oldest city is Santa Fe, Cuba, Santa Fe in the interior. Other commun ...
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Cayo Largo Del Sur
Cayo Largo del Sur, or simply Cayo Largo ("Long Key”), is a small resort island in Cuba, off the south coast of the northwestern part of the main island in the Caribbean Sea. The cay is about long and wide and is the second largest island in the Canarreos Archipelago. Cayo Largo is part of the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud. History Christopher Columbus is said to have visited the island on his second expedition in 1494, and Sir Francis Drake may have also stopped on the island during his circumnavigation of the globe. Pirates also likely used the island as a base. Today, pristine beach, scuba diving, and wildlife draw tourists to the island, but no people live there permanently; locals who work in the hotels stay for about 20 days, then return to their families on nearby islands. There are five all-inclusive resort hotels on the island. Flights from Argentina, Italy, and Canada serve the island. Flights from Miami were halted in December 2019 due to an Octob ...
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Cayo Avalos
Cayo or cayó may refer to: * ''Cayo'' (film), a 2005 Puerto Rican film starring Roselyn Sánchez * Cayo District, a district in the west of the nation of Belize ** San Ignacio, Belize, a town in the Cayo District (originally named "El Cayo") * Caio, Carmarthenshire, a village in Wales sometimes spelt with a 'y' ** Cayo Hundred, a geographic division named after the village * "Cayó", a 2022 song by Arca * Elsa Cayo (born 1951), Peruvian filmmaker See also * Caio (other) * 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 Grea ...

East Point Station
East Point is a subway station in East Point, Georgia, serving the Red and Gold lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA ) is the principal public transport operator in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of Public transport bus service, bus route ... (MARTA) rail system. It has an island platform between two tracks. It was opened on August 16, 1986. It mainly serves East Point, Camp Creek, and unincorporated South Fulton and College Park. This station provides access to downtown East Point historic dining-shopping-urban renewal district, and East Point Public Library. Bus service is provided at this station to Atlanta Medical Center-South Campus, Brownsmill Golf Course, Point University, Fulton County Board of Education, Camp Creek Market Place, Fulton HJC Bowden Senior Center, Cleveland Avenue and Grady East Point Health Center. The p ...
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Cayo Cantiles
Cayo or cayó may refer to: * ''Cayo'' (film), a 2005 Puerto Rican film starring Roselyn Sánchez * Cayo District, a district in the west of the nation of Belize ** San Ignacio, Belize, a town in the Cayo District (originally named "El Cayo") * Caio, Carmarthenshire, a village in Wales sometimes spelt with a 'y' ** Cayo Hundred, a geographic division named after the village * "Cayó", a 2022 song by Arca * Elsa Cayo (born 1951), Peruvian filmmaker See also * Caio (other) * 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 Grea ...

Playa De Los Monos
Playa (plural playas) may refer to: Landforms * Endorheic basin, also known as a sink, alkali flat or sabkha, a desert basin with no outlet which periodically fills with water to form a temporary lake * Dry lake, often called a ''playa'' in the southwestern United States Populated places United States * Playas, New Mexico, an unincorporated community in New Mexico * Playa, Añasco, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Añasco, Puerto Rico * Playa, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico * Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico, a barrio of Ponce, Puerto Rico * Playa, Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico * Playa, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, a barrio in the municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico Mexico * Playa del Carmen, a resort city in the state of Quintana Roo Cuba * Playa, Havana, one of the 15 municipalities of the City of Havana, Cuba Ecuador * Playas Canton, Ecuador ** Playas, Ecuador, the adm ...
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Cayo Campos
Cayo or cayó may refer to: * ''Cayo'' (film), a 2005 Puerto Rican film starring Roselyn Sánchez * Cayo District, a district in the west of the nation of Belize ** San Ignacio, Belize, a town in the Cayo District (originally named "El Cayo") * Caio, Carmarthenshire, a village in Wales sometimes spelt with a 'y' ** Cayo Hundred, a geographic division named after the village * "Cayó", a 2022 song by Arca * Elsa Cayo (born 1951), Peruvian filmmaker See also * Caio (other) * 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 Grea ...

Cayo Coco (Canarreos Archipelago)
Cayo Coco is an island on the north coast of central Cuba, known for its all-inclusive resorts. It lies within the Ciego de Ávila Province and is part of a chain of islands called Jardines del Rey ('King's Gardens'). The cay is administered by the Morón municipality, has a surface area of 370 km2, and is named after the white ibis, locally called coco ('coconut') birds. The island is known for its long beaches and many resort hotels. History Used as a hideout by buccaneers in the early colonial period, the island was home to a small settlement of fishermen and charcoal producers until 1955, when the freshwater supply was exhausted and the market for charcoal ended with the spread of electrification after the Cuban Revolution. A causeway connecting the island to the Cuban mainland opened on July 26, 1988, and resort construction began. The first resort, Guitart Cayo Coco (now the Hotel Colonial Cayo Coco), opened in 1993. The Cuban exile group Alpha 66 attacked the resort ...
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Cayo Palma
Cayo or cayó may refer to: * ''Cayo'' (film), a 2005 Puerto Rican film starring Roselyn Sánchez * Cayo District, a district in the west of the nation of Belize ** San Ignacio, Belize, a town in the Cayo District (originally named "El Cayo") * Caio, Carmarthenshire, a village in Wales sometimes spelt with a 'y' ** Cayo Hundred, a geographic division named after the village * "Cayó", a 2022 song by Arca * Elsa Cayo (born 1951), Peruvian filmmaker See also * Caio (other) * 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 Grea ...