Caño Island Biological Reserve

Caño Island is the site of great archeological interest as it was once used as a pre-Columbian cementery by cultures with a clear South American influence. Caño Island is struck by lightning every year more than any other part of middle America, this is the reason why the native indian cultures considered this place sacred.

The island rises 90 meters above sea level to a wide plateau, ehich is covered with a very tall evergreen forest., it is surrounded by five platforms or low coral reefs where 15 species of stony coral have been identified.

It is possible to see some of the perfectly round stone spheres made by the former native indians., to date they continue to pose one of the major puzzles of the pre-Columbian cultures in America.

Willdlife is scarce, perhaps as a result of the disappereance of the natural forest, a few birds can be seen.

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