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Cuba's longest river, the Cauto River, empties in the Gulf of Guacanayabo. It is also where, in 2005, Hurricane Dennis had its peak effect. The Gulf of Guacanayabo is home to the Gran Banco de Buena Espernza reef. The reef spans 25 by 40 kilometers of the central bay and is home to many species adapt at living in the gulf's cloudy, muddy waters.
The Cauto flows for 371 km (231 mi) from the Sierra Maestra to the west and north-west, and enters the Caribbean Sea north of Manzanillo. However, it provides only 110 km (70 mi) of navigable waterway. A 2013 study led by multiple Cuban academic institutions determined that the river could be 'classified as unpolluted to moderately polluted'. [2]
Cauto del Embarcadero, a rural town, was once part of the municipal district of Bayamo, which belonged to Oriente in Cuba. [3] Positioned about 50 miles from the mouth of the Cauto River, Cuba's longest river, the town of Cauto del Embarcadero could be reached by schooners, highlighting the town's strategic location as a waterfront area used for transportation or trade.
The rural village of Guamo, situated on Cuba's longest river, the Cauto River, was originally part of the township or municipal district [which?] of Bayamo in Oriente Province in Cuba. [3] Following the 1976 Cuban constitutional referendum, Guamo Embarcadero became part of the Cuban municipality of Río Cauto in Granma Province. [citation needed]
Río Cauto is a municipality and town in the Granma Province of Cuba. It is located in the northern part of the province, upstream of the mouth of Cauto River . Demographics
This is an incomplete list of rivers of Cuba, arranged from west to east, by coast, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. North Coast [ edit ]
Cauto Cristo is a municipality and town in the Granma Province of Cuba. It is located on the banks of the Río Cauto , in the western part of the province, bordering the provinces of Holguín and Las Tunas .
The city of Palma Soriano is located on the banks of the upper Cauto River.The municipality is divided into the localities of Aguacate, Arroyo Blanco, Candonga, Dos Palmas, Dos Ríos, El Maniel, Hatillo, Hicotea, La Candelaria, La Curia, Oriente, Ramón de Guaninao, Soledad, Yarayabo and other minor localities.