Cayos Cochinos

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The Cayos Cochinos or Cochinos Cays are a group of two small islands ( 15°58'18.99"N by 86°28'31.34"W)(Cayo Menor and Cayo Grande) and 13 more small coral cays situated 30 kilometers northeast of La Ceiba on the northern shores of Honduras.

The islands are a Marine Protected Area and are managed by the Honduran Coral Reel Foundation. The coral reef here is part of the world's second largest coral reef system known as the Meso-American Barrier Reef. There is a scientific research station on Cayo Menor, the smaller of the two main islands in the system.

[edit] External links

• [1] Operation Wallacea is a charitable biological research group working in various areas of Honduras, including Cayo Menor

• [2] Garifuna and Cayos Cochinos

Coordinates: 15°58′N, 86°28′W