The Cayos Cochinos or Cochinos Cays are a group of two small islands ( 15°58′18.99″N, 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. Although geographically separate, they belong to the Bay Islands department and are part of Roatán municipality. The population numbered 108 at the 2001 census. The total land area measures about 2 km².

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.

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External links

• [1] Operation Wallacea is a charitable biological research group working in various areas of Honduras, including Cayo Menor
• [2] Cayos Cochinos and the Garifuna

Coordinates: 15°58′N, 86°28′W

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