Native name: Cayo Icacos | |
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 Beach at Icacos towards Fajardo | |
  Icacos Cay  Icacos Cay  Icacos Cay | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Caribbean Sea |
| Coordinates | 18°23′11″N65°35′20″W / 18.38639°N 65.58889°W |
| Archipelago | Puerto Rico Archipelago |
| Area | 0.659 km2 (0.254 sq mi) |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Fajardo |
| Barrio | Cabezas |
Icacos Cay (Spanish: Cayo Icacos) is the largest uninhabited cay forming part of a small chain of cays, reefs, and islets located off the coast of the barrio of Cabezas in the municipality of Fajardo in northeastern Puerto Rico. Along with Palominos island , it is part of the La Cordillera Reef Nature Reserve and under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Icacos is a fifteen-minute water taxi ride from Fajardo. [1] The cay is a popular snorkeling and beach tourism destination.
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For some time, there was a limestone quarry on the southern part of the island, with a short railroad system to shuttle limestone from the quarry to the pier. [2]
