Cayos de Caña Gorda
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Cayos de Caña Gorda (English: Caña Gorda Cays) is a group of three uninhabited, mangrove-covered cays, located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. off the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico. They belong to barrio Caranero of Guánica municipio. The eastern cay, Isla Ballena is separated from the Puerto Rican mainland close to Punta Ballena only by a 20 metres (66 ft) wide channel. The western cay, also called Gilligan's Island (after the TV series), or Cayo Aurora, is served by boat (600 m (1,969 ft) from the mainland at Punta Jacinto) and has public beaches. Between the two is Cayo Honda, the central cay. The total land area is 0.18 km² (177,606 m2 (1,911,735 sq ft), Block 1069, Block Group 1, Census tract 9611, Guánica Municipio, Puerto Rico).
Gallery
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Cayos Caña Gorda from ferry boat (northwest)
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Cayo Aurora (western cay) from ferry boat
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Cayos de Caña Gorda-3 (eastern cays).jpg
eastern cays from ferry boat
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Cayos de Caña Gorda-4 (western part of Cayo Aurora).jpg
western end of Cayo Aurora, with mangroves growing in shallow water, and breakers on the outer edge of the southern detached coral reef
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welcome sign at boat landing of Cayo Aurora, mangrove forest in the background
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Cayos de Caña Gorda-6 (mangrove shore).jpg
northern mangrove-covered shore of Cayo Aurora
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