It is located around 27 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Bayamo, the provincial capital.

[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.

[7] After the 1976 Cuban constitutional referendum, which introduced significant changes to Cuba's administrative divisions, Cauto Embarcadero became a part of the Río Cauto municipality in Granma Province.

[citation needed] The town includes a primary school named after Juan Gualberto Gómez, a government office, a Methodist church, a park, and a cemetery.