With an extension of 8.7 km², Cayo Paredón Grande seems to float like a seductive microcosm that creation placed in the Esmeralda municipality, central province of Camagüey, north of the Cuban archipelago.
The locals call it simply Paredón and in turn it is part of the Sabana-Camagüey archipelago and its subregion called Jardines del Rey, where one of the most important sun and beach tourism emporiums of the Pearl of the Antilles rises.
Scholars have verified a singular convergence between the flora and avifauna of Paredón with those of the Bahamas.A lighthouse built in the 19th century is still standing there, but the most captivating features of the enclave are its long ivory sand beaches, attractive sea beds for contemplative diving and a hotel industry that attracts attention due to its current vigorous drive.
The key is accessed from the Isla Grande through one of those roads built with stones and other solid materials called pedraplenes in Cuba, while a similar road links it with the Romano and Coco keys, its main connection points, which together with the international airportof Jardines del Rey facilitate contact with vacationers from around the world.
Its fine sand has a strong coral component and in its massifs of native green vegetation inhabit the red mangrove, hicacos, dwarf palm, cactus, yuraguano and lilies.The fauna exhibits the stylized herons, and the tireless fishermen that are the gannets.Shy doves and birds of the area called rabihorcados, sevillas and others fly over it.
Experts in the sector right now consider that the year 2022 just over has been good for the advancement of the hotel industry that is committed to further development, which implies the preparation of qualified personnel, cooperation and business with foreign construction companies and tour operators, and unrestricted care for the environment.
A whole set of laws already works with that objective. New airs of the sea and progress are blowing for the cozy Paredón Grande, undoubtedly destined to become, together with Coco, Romano and Guillermo, another emblem within the offer of Jardines del Rey.