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Big Tree Trail in El Yunque was my very first experience of the rainforest over 10 years ago and it’s still one of my favorite (relatively easy) hikes in El Yunque. The added bonus, like La Mina Trail, Big Tree Trail takes you to the cascading waters of La Mina Falls; one of the most [...]
El Yunque Rainforest Visitor Center (El Portal Rain Forest Center) is the official visitor center for the El Yunque Rainforest and is located at Km. 4.3 on PR 191. The building is an impressive structure hidden amongst the trees of El Yunque and is accessed from the car park by an elevated walkway. The elevated [...]
La Mina Trail in El Yunque is one of the most popular hikes in the rain forest along with Big Tree Trail. The reason; they both take you to the beautiful 35 foot waterfall at La Mina Falls where the water flows over huge rocks into a pool, where you can enjoy a cool (make [...]
On Sunday August 8, 2010 you can get the chance to see one of the islands most endangered species the Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona Vittata) at El Yunque’s El Portal Rain Forest Center. Ricardo Valentin, DNER Rio Abajo State Forest Aviary Manager will be bringing the parrot to the visitor center from 9am – 2pm [...]
Ok, so you have just read the ‘First Time to Puerto Rico: 5 Essential Day Trips’ article and you are thinking to yourself. ‘We’ve done all those’ or ‘We’re looking for something a bit less touristy’. What options do you have? Answer: PLENTY For anyone that has already been to Puerto Rico and explored the [...]
If you are like me, you like to plan ahead, especially if you’re a visiting a place for the very first time. Here in Puerto Rico there are a lot of things to see and do especially if you are willing to explore beyond the San Juan metro area, and for those visiting the island [...]
Being an island Puerto Rico has plenty of options for water adventures and being Puerto Rico it also has the added advantage of having 3 bioluminescent bays (bio-bays). The following is a list of tour operators that offer kayaking tours and bio-bays tours in Puerto Rico. Note: Not all the bio-bay tour operators use kayaks [...]
Route 3 in Puerto Rico will be familiar to anyone who has visited El Yunque rainforest, Luquillo Beach (and its kiosks) as well as the north east town of Fajardo (for its beaches and bio-bay). But how many of you have ventured south past Fajardo on Route 3? We did exactly that a couple of [...]
Puerto Rico has three Bioluminescent Bays (bio-bays): ‘La Parguera’ on the southwest coast, ‘Mosquito Bay’ on the island of Vieques and ‘La Laguna Grande’ in Fajardo. For visitors to San Juan, the closest and easiest to get to is the La Laguna Grande (Fajardo Bio-Bay). From San Juan, you can reach the Fajardo Bio-Bay in [...]
Known as one of the top beaches in the world Flamenco Beach on Culebra is one of Puerto Rico’s jewels. The 1.5 mile long crescent beach is located on the north side of Culebra that is a must for sun worshippers. Located in a protected cove, the waters are calm, making this an excellent spot [...]
