Cayo Icacos is a small,
uninhabited island off the coast of
Fajardo, Puerto Rico. It forms part of the
La Cordillera Reef Nature Reserve and is under the jurisdiction of the
Department of Natural Resources and Environment. It is a fifteen-minute
water taxi
A water taxi or a water bus is a watercraft used to provide public or private transport, usually, but not always, in an urban environment. Service may be scheduled with multiple stops, operating in a similar manner to a bus, or o ...
ride from Fajardo. The island is a popular
snorkeling
Snorkeling ( British and Commonwealth English spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters ...
and beach tourism destination.
For some time, there was a
limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms wh ...
quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mining, open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock (geology), rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some juri ...
on the southern part of the island, with a short railroad system to shuttle limestone from the quarry to the pier.
See also
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List of islands of Puerto Rico
References
External links
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Biobay Fajardo
Cays and islets of Puerto Rico
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Uninhabited islands of Puerto Rico
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