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Luke WatersonA particular gracias and a whole load of abra-zos to Ali in Orocovis, Benjamin and Dalma in Jayuya, Nadine in Ponce, Maritza in Cabo Rojo, Harry, Lisa and Dario in Rincón, Jorge in Agua-dilla, Trevor in Isabela and Eddy in San Juan – all of whom proved truly exceptional human beings in terms of their help and hospitality. And espresso thanks to all Puerto Rico’s cof-fee growers – you’ve created a serendipitous world-class product and truly done the island proud.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 163344.

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THIS BOOK This 6th edition of Lonely Plan-et’s Puerto Rico guidebook was researched and written by Ryan Ver Berkmoes and Luke Waterson. The 5th edition was written by Nate Cavalieri and Beth Kohn; the 4th edition was written by Brendan Sains-bury and Nate Cavalieri. This guidebook was commissioned in Lonely Planet’s Oakland office, and was produced by the following:

Commissioning Editors Catherine Craddock-Carrillo, Suzannah ShwerDestination Editor Brana VladisavljevicProduct Editor Elizabeth JonesSenior Cartographer Mark GriffithsBook Designer Virginia MorenoAssisting Editors Michelle Bennett, Melanie Dankel, Lauren Hunt, Saralinda Turner

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Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

Aaccommodations 20, 260-1,

see also individual locations

language 271-2activities 23-5, 36-40 see

also individual activitiesAdjuntas 222-3Aeropuerto de Isla Grande

(SIG) 87African people 233-4Aguadilla 202-9Agüeybana 230Aguirre 156Aibonito 214-6air travel 267, 268alcohol 264Alonso, Manuel 248animals 256-8, see also

individual animalsAnthony, Marc 245-6, 249Arawak people 228-9architecture 12, 20-1Area Arqueológica Hombre

de Puerto Ferro 128area codes 17, 263Area Recreativa Charco

Azul 213Area Recreativa Doña

Juana 219Area Recreativa Guavate 213Area Recreativa Real

Patillas 213Arecibo 197-201Arroyo 153-4art galleries, see museums

& galleriesarts 248-51, see also

individual artsATMs 19

BBacardí family 88Bacardí Rum Factory 88-9

Báez, Myrna 250Bahía de Fosforescente 162Bahía de Jobos 155-6Bahía las Croabas 104Bahía Mosquito 128ballet 84balnearios, see beachesBaño de Oro 94Baño Grande 94Baños de Coamo 157bargaining 19Barracuda Bay 128Barranquitas 216-9baseball 11, 85, 242, 11bats 257Bayamón 88-9beaches 9, 20, 41-2

Bahía de la Ballena 159Bahía de la Chiva 129Balneario Boquerón 183Balneario Condado 63Balneario de Carolina 64Balneario Escambrón 63Balneario Manuel Morales

193-4Balneario Morrillos 201Cayo Afuera 130Isla Caracoles 162Isla Mata la Gata 162Pata Prieta 129Playa Azul 100Playa Brava 116-17Playa Buyé 183Playa Caña Gorda 159-60Playa Caracas 129Playa Carlos Rosario 116Playa Condado 63Playa Crash Boat 205Playa de Cerro Gordo 195Playa de Joyuda 12Playa de Vega Baja 197Playa El Convento 103Playa El Gallito 131Playa Escondida 103, 129Playa Esperanza 131Playa Flamenco 115, 116

Playa Grande 131Playa Isla Verde 63-4, 9Playa Jobos 205Playa La Plata 129Playa Larga 111Playa Lucía 110Playa Luquillo 100Playa Mar Chiquita 197Playa Media Luna 130-1Playa Naguabo 108Playa Navio 130-1Playa Negrita 131Playa Ocean Park 63Playa Puerto Nuevo 197Playa Resaca 118Playa Santa 187Playa Sardinera 190Playa Seven Seas 103Playa Shacks 205Playa Tamarindo 117Playa Tortuga 113Playa Tortuguero 197Playa Zoni 116Puerta de Tierra 58, 63Punta Arenas 129-30Punta Guilarte 153Punta Melones 116Punta Salinas 195Punta Soldado 118Rincón 168, 169Rincón Balneario 171Starfish Beach 130Sun Bay 130

beauty pageants 240beer 34, 208béisbol 11, 85, 242, 11Benitez, Wilfredo 241Betances, Ramón Emeterio

181, 234, 235bicycling 39-40, 268, see

also mountain bikingAguadilla 204Cabo Rojo 39Culebra 119Isabela 40, 204karst country 200, 200

language 275Piñones 40San Juan 64, 66Toro Verde Nature

Adventure Park 40Vieques 39, 130

bioluminescent waters 10, 42, 10

Bahía de Fosforescente 162

Bioluminescent Bay (Bahía Mosquito) 128

Laguna Grande 103, 105, 106

Las Cabezas de San Juan 103

Reserva Natural Laguna de Joyuda 181

birds 257-8bird-watching 258

Bosque Estatal de Guajataca 201-2

Bosque Estatal de Guánica 161

Bosque Estatal de Susúa 159

El Yunque National Forest 95

Refugio de Boquerón 183Refugio Nacional Cabo

Rojo 186Reserva Natural Laguna

de Joyuda 181boa 256boat tours 71, 105, 106,

131, 132, 147, 148, 162, 164, 172

boat travel 267-8bomba 243-4bomba y plena 243-4Bonus Nuclear Power

Plant 169books 226, 239, 248-9Boquerón 182-5bosques estatales, see

territorial parks & reserves

boxing 241-2Braschi, Giannina 248

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DEX B-E

budget 17bus travel 269-70business hours 264

CCabo Rojo (El Pueblo) 181Cabo Rojo area 180-7Caguas 211, 213Calderón, Sila María 241Camacho, Hector ‘Macho’

242Campeche, José 249-50camping 183, 260, 265Campos, Pedro Albizu 235Canales, Blanca 236Cañón de San Cristóbal 215canyoning 64, 215Caparra 89car rental 268car routes 198

karst country 200, 200Ruta Panorámica 216south coast 155

car travel 196, 268-9, see also car routes

language 275safety 265, 269

Carnaval 23, 147Carrasquillo, Edwin Báez

211Casa Acosta y Flores 189Casa Alcaldía 145Casa Bavaria 221Casa Blanca 51Casa de la Masacre de

Ponse 147Casa de Lola Rodríguez de

Tió 189Casa de Ramón Power y

Giralt 58Casa del Libro 56Casa Morales 189Casa Museo Canales 222Casa Museo de la Música

158Casa Museo Luis Muñoz

Rivera 217Casa Perichi 189Casa Pueblo 223Casa Rosa 58Casa Wiechers-Villaronga

146casinos 85Cataño 88-9cathedrals, see churches &

cathedralscaves

Cueva del Viento 202Isla Mona 190-1

Parque de las Cavernas del Río Camuy 198-9

caving 64Cayo Afuera 130Cayo de Tierra 128Cayo Luis Peña 115Cayo Santiago 109ceiba trees 126cell phones 16Cementerio de San

Juan 58cemeteries 58, 147central mountains 44,

210-24, 212accommodations 210climate 210food 210highlights 212travel seasons 210

Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Tibes 152-3

Cerro de Punta 219Cerro La Santa 213Cerro Maravilla 219Chez Shack 136children, travel with 41-2

San Juan 68churches & cathedrals

Capilla del Christo 56Catedral de Nuestra

Señora de la Candelaria 177

Catedral de San Germán de Auxerre 188-9

Catedral de San Juan 51, 54

Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe 145

Iglesia Católica Nuestra Señora del Rosario 158

Iglesia de Porta Coeli 188

Iglesia de San José 55Iglesia San Francisco de

Asís 55La Iglesia del Espíritu

Santo y San Patricio 90

Our Lady of Carmen Catholic Church 116

Parroquia de San Antonio de Padua 216

San Blás Catholic Church 157, 21

cigars 211cinema 246, 249cinemas 84-5classical music 84, 247climate 16, 23-5, 261, see

also individual regionsCoamo 157-8

cockfighting 241, 262coffee 34, 223, see also

coffee plantationscoffee plantations 15, 34

Hacienda Buena Vista 153

Hacienda San Pedro 221-2

Columbus, Christopher 229-30

comida criolla 32-5 Condado 59-60, 72-3, 77-8,

82, 59consulates 263coquí frog 256, 13Corozo Salt Flats 186costs 17credit cards 19Cruceta El Vigía 146cruise ships 87, 267cruises 172, 180 see also

boat toursCuba 234-5Culebra 29, 43, 112-24, 117

beaches 112climate 112food 112highlights 114travel seasons 112travel within 268

Culebra National Wildlife Refuge 115

culture 238-42Cumberland, Earl of 231-2currency 16customs regulations 261cycling, see bicycling

Ddance 250-1dancing 68dangers, see safetydanza 247de Burgos, Julia 248de León, Juan Ponce 230-1,

233debit cards 19deforestation 254del Toro, Benicio 249dengue fever 262Dewey 115, 119-20, 121-2,

120Día de los Reyes 23disabilities, travelers

with 265diving 21-2, 37-8, see also

snorkelingAguadilla 204Cabo Rojo area 183

Culebra 37, 118Fajardo 105Isla Caja de Muertos 148Isla Desecheo 37, 204, 14Isla Mona 37, 191La Parguera 37, 163-4Naguabo 109Rincón 171San Juan 37, 66-7Vieques 131

Dorado 193, 195-6Drake, Sir Francis 231drinks 34-5

beer 34, 208coffee 34, 223fruit juices 34language 272-4rum 32, 34, 88-9, 221

driver’s licenses 268driving, see car rental, car

routes, car travel

Eeast coast 43, 92, 99-

111, 94beaches 92food 92highlights 94history 93travel to/from 93travel within 93

economy 226-7, 238El Capitolio 59El Combate 185-6El Gran Combo de Puerto

Rico 246El Morro 47, 50, 2El Yunque National Forest

13, 42, 43, 92, 93-9, 96, 5, 13

electricity 261-2embassies 263emergencies 17

language 274Ensenada Honda 115environmental groups 254environmental hazards

262, 264, 265environmental issues 128,

162, 227, 254-5Escobar, Sixto 241Escuela de Artes

Plásticas 57Esperanza 127-8, 133-4, 137-8Estación Experimental

Agrícola Federal 177-8etiquette 19events 23-5exchange rates 17

282

INDEX F-K

FFajardo 103-8, 104Faro y Parque Histórico de

Arecibo 199, 201Feliciano, José 247Feria Dulce Sueño 24, 154ferry travel 267, 268Festival Nacional

Indigena 25festivals 23-5, see also

individual festivals & locations

cultural 23, 24, 25, 68, 69, 91, 164

dance 147film 69food 32-3, 149music 69, 147

Fiesta de San Juan Bautista 24, 69

film 226, 249first-time visitors 18-9fish 257fishing

Fajardo 105La Parguera 164Lago Guajataca 201Naguabo 109Rincón 172San Juan 67Vieques 131-2

flowers 258folk art 250folk music 247food 12, 15, 32-5, see also

individual locationsfriquitines 35, 138fruits 34ice-cream 203language 272-3lechón 32, 33, 217,

218, 15mofongo 32, 33, 11piragúeros 35pork 15, 33, 217, 218, 15seafood 33, 12soups 33

food trucks, see friquitinesForaker Act 235forests, see territorial

parks & reservesforts

El Arsenal 57El Morro 47, 50, 2Fortín Conde de Mirasol

127

Fuerte Caprón 162Fuerte del Cañuelo 89Fuerte San Cristóbal 50-1Fuerte San Gerónimo

58-9La Fortaleza 51

friquitines 35, 138fruits 34Fuente de los Leones

142, 12

Ggalleries, see museums &

galleriesgambling 262Garrido, Juan 229gay travelers 80, 262geography 252geology 252Gilligan’s Island 160golf

Dorado 195Isabela 204-5Luquillo 100Naguabo 109

Gómez, Wilfredo 241Grito de Lares 235Guánica 159-62, 160-1Guánica Biosphere Reserve

161Guavate 218Guayama 154-5guesthouses 260

Hhaciendas

Hacienda Buena Vista 153Hacienda de Santa

Lucía 110Hacienda San Pedro 221-2Palacete Los Moreau 203

hang-gliding 109Hatillo Mask Festival 197-8Hato Rey 62health 262, 264Heladería de Lares 203Hero Valley 213Highway 110 207Highway 181 111hiking 22, 36, 38-9, 42, 214,

see also hiking trailsBosque Estatal de Carite

213-4Bosque Estatal de

Guajataca 39, 202Bosque Estatal de

Guánica 38-9Bosque Estatal de Río

Abajo 199

Bosque Estatal de Susúa 159

Cañón de San Cristóbal 215

Culebra 119El Yunque National

Forest 38, 42, 95, 97Las Cabezas de San

Juan 42Reserva Forestal Toro

Negro 39, 219-20safety 265

hiking trails, see also hiking

Big Tree Trail 42, 95Camino Ballena 36, 161Camino El Bolo 219Camino Julio Velez 161Charco Azul Trail 213Cueva del Viento 36, 202El Radar Trail 213El Toro Trail 97El Yunque Trail 36, 97La Coca Trail 95, 97La Mina Trail 36, 95Las Perdices 199Los Morrillos

Lighthouse 36, 186-7Mt Britton Trail 97Trade Winds National

Recreation Trail 97Vereda La Torre 220Vereda Meseta Trail 159

Hiram Bithorn Stadium 85historic buildings, see

also forts, haciendasAlcaldía 55Palacete Los Moreau 203Parque de Bombas

145, 10Viejo Alcaldía 189

history 22, 228-37colonization 229-32incorporation into US

235-7slavery 233-4Spanish rule 232-5statehood 236-7Taíno people 228-31

hitchhiking 269holidays 264-5Hombre de Puerto Ferro

128horseback riding

Isabela 204Luquillo 100 Naguabo 109Rincón 172Vieques 131

horses 257, see also horseback riding

hotels 260-1

IIgneris people 152iguanas 163, 191, 256, 11immigration 263inns 261insects 258insurance 264internet access 264internet resources 17Isabel Segunda 126-7, 133,

135-7, 138, 132Isabela 202-9Isla Ballena 160Isla Caja de Muertos 148Isla Caracoles 162Isla Culebrita 113Isla de Cabras 89Isla de Magueyes 163Isla de Monos 163Isla de Ratones 181Isla Desecheo 204Isla Mata la Gata 162Isla Mona 190-1Isla Verde 74, 80-1, 82, 66itineraries 26-31

JJardín Botánico 62Jayuya 221-2Jiménez Corretjer, Zoé 249Jones Act 236-7Julia, Raul 69, 249

Kkarst country 199, 200,

200kayaking 40

Cabo Rojo area 183Culebra 118Fajardo 105, 106La Parguera 164Lago Guajataca 201Luquillo 101Naguabo 109Piñones 90Playa de Joyuda 181Rincón 172San Juan 71Vieques 129, 131

kitesurfing 40La Parguera 164San Juan 67Map Pages 000

Photo Pages 000

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DEX L-P LLa Fortaleza 51La Guancha Paseo Tablado

146La Parguera 162-5, 163La Perla 58La Piedra Escrita 222Lago Caonillas 199Lago Dos Bocas 199Lago Garzas 223Lago Guajataca 201lagoons, urban 71Laguerre, Dr Enrique 248Laguna Grande 103, 105, 106Laguna Tortuguero 196Lalo, Eduardo 249language 16, 19, 271-7Lares 203, 235Las Cabezas de San Juan

11, 103Las Paylas 100lechón 32, 33, 217, 218, 15lechoneras 15, 218legal matters 264lesbian travelers 80, 262lighthouses

El Faro de las Cabezas de San Juan 103

El Faro de Punta Mulas 126-7

El Morro 47, 50, 2Faro de los Morrillos

199, 201Faro Punta Tuna 110-11Los Morrillos Lighthouse

186-7Punta Higüero

lighthouse 168-9literature 226, 239, 248-9live music 20, 247

Aguadilla 206, 208El Combate 185Jayuya 222Luquillo 102Ponce 150San Juan 83-4

local transportation 269-70

Loíza Aldea 90-1Luis Muñoz Marín

International Airport (SJU) 86

Luis Peña Marine Preserve 117

Luquillo 99-102

Mmanatees 187, 257Manatí 196-7

mangroves 255maps 264Maricao 223-4markets

Artisans Fair 86Mercado de Río Piedras

62Nueva Plaza del Mercado

150Old San Juan Farmers

Market 75Santurce Mercado 61

Martin, Ricky 245, 246Masacre de Ponce 147máscaras 250Mayagüez 177-80, 178measures 263medical services 262Menudo 245Mirador La Piedra Degetau

215Miramar 60, 72-3, 78-9,

82-3, 62mobile phones 16mofongo 32, 33, 11money 16, 17, 19, 263monkeys 109, 163, 257Monte Jayuya 219Monte Resaca 118Morales, Jacabo 249Moreno, Rita 249mosquitoes 262mountain biking 12, 39-40,

see also bicyclingBarranquitas 217Bosque Estatal de Susúa

159Luquillo 101Refugio Nacional Cabo

Rojo 186multiculturalism 239-40mundillo 250Muñoz Marín, Luis 217,

220, 236Muñoz Rivera, Luis 217,

220, 235-6museums & galleries

3X Man 61-2Antigua Casa de

Aduana 153C787 Studios 61Caparra 89Casa de la Masacre de

Ponse 147Casa de Lola Rodríguez

de Tió 189Casa del Libro 56Casa Museo Canales 222Casa Museo de la Música

158

Casa Museo Luis Muñoz Rivera 217

Centro de Arte Alejandro Franceschi 158

Centro de Bellas Artes (Guayama) 154

Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas 211

Cuartel de Ballajá 51Espacio 1414 61Faro y Parque Histórico

de Arecibo 199, 201Galeria Nacional 51Instituto de Cultura

Puertorriqueña 57Museo Artes Populares

de Caguas 211Museo Casa Cautiño

154Museo Castillo

Serrallés 146Museo de Arte (Caguas)

213Museo de Arte

Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico 61

Museo de Arte de Ponce 142

Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico 61

Museo de Arte e Historia de Dorado 193

Museo de la Historia de Ponce 146

Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña 145-6

Museo de las Américas 51

Museo del Cemí 222Museo del Niño 56Museo de los Próceres 181Museo del Plata 193Museo del Tobacco 211Museo de Oller 89Museo de San Juan 54-5Museo Felisa Rincón de

Gautier 57-8Museo Histórico de

Culebra 115Museo y Centro Cultural

Casa del Rey 193Vieques Conservation &

Historical Trust 128Volkylandia 158

music 243-7, see also live music

NNaguabo 108-10national parks, see

territorial parks & reserves

north coast 44, 192-209, 194

accommodations 192climate 192food 192, 207highlights 194travel seasons 192

Nuyoricans 248, 249

OObama, President Barack

227Observatorio de Arecibo

42, 198Ocean Park 60, 73, 79-80,

82, 60Old San Juan 9, 47, 50-8,

64-5, 69, 70-2, 74-7, 81-2, 52-3, 65, 8

Oller, Francisco 250opening hours 264opera 84outdoor activities 36-40,

see also individual activities

PPacheco, Johnny 245paddleboarding 67painting 249-50Panteón Nacional Román

Baldorio de Castro 147paradores 261parking 269parks & plazas

Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña 57

Jardín Botánico (San Juan) 62-3

Jardín Botánico y Cultural de Caguas 213

La Placita de Santurce 61, 83

Parque Ceremonial Indígena Caguana 199

Parque de la Ventana al Mar 63

Parque de las Cavernas del Río Camuy 198-9

Parque de las Palomas 55-6

Parque de los Próceres 178

Plaza de Armas 55Plaza de Recreo (Yanco)

158Plaza de Recreo de

Barranquitas 216-7Plaza de San José 57Plaza del Quinto

Centenario 58

284

INDEX P

-T

parks & plazas continuedPlaza Las Delicias

142, 145Plazuela de la

Rogativa 56Parque de Bombas 145, 10Paseo de la Princesa 57Paso Fino horses 257passports 263petroglyphs 222phosphorescence, see

bioluminescent watersPiñones 89-90piragúeros 35pirates 22planning, see also

individual regionsbudgeting 17calendar of events 23-5children, travel with

41-2, 68first-time visitors 18-9food & drink 32-5internet resources 17itineraries 26-31outdoor activities 36-40Puerto Rico basics 16-7Puerto Rico’s regions

43-4travel seasons 16-7, 23-5

plants 258Playa de Joyuda (town)

181-2Playa Húcares (village) 108Playa Humacao (village)

108Playa Salinas (town) 156-7playas, see beachesplazas, see parks & plazasplena 244politics 227pollution 255Ponce 10, 44, 141-2, 144-51,

144accommodations 148-9activities 147festivals & events 147-8drinking 150entertainment 150food 149-50information 150-1shopping 150sights 142, 145-7travel to/from 151travel within 151

Ponce massacre 147population 227, 254pork 15, 33, 217, 218, 15postal services 263Pozuelo 154-5pre-Taíno peoples 152public holidays 264-5public transportation

269-70language 275

públicos 269-70Puente, Tito 246Puerta de San Juan 55Puerta de Tierra 58-9Puerto del Rey 104Puerto Rican parrot 257Punta Santiago 108

Rracism 239-40radio 263Raíces Fountain 57rainforests, see El Yunque

National Forestrappelling 40Refugio de Boquerón 183Refugio Nacional Cabo

Rojo 186-7reggaetón 246-7religion 227, 240renewable energy 227reptiles 256reservas, see territorial

parks & reservesRincón 42, 167-77, 170

accommodations 172-4activities 169, 171-2drinking & nightlife 175-6festivals & events 172food 175information 176shopping 176sights 167-9travel to/from 176-7travel within 177

Río Piedras 62Rivero, Ramón ‘Diplo’ 249road distance chart 269road hazards 269road rules 269Roberto Clemente

Coliseum 85rock-climbing 215Rosado y La Riqueña,

Marlow 246rum 32, 34, 88-9, 221Rum Diary, The 83Ruta Panorámica 111, 216

Ssafety

camping 265health 262, 264hitchhiking 269road safety 265San Juan 86swimming 265Vieques 139weather 265

sailing, see boat tourssalsa 14, 245-6salt flats 186San Fermin earthquake 252San Germán 187-90, 188San Juan 43, 46-88, 48-9,

52-3, 59, 60, 62, see also individual neighborhoods

accommodations 46, 69-74

activities 64, 66-7beaches 63-4children, travel with 68climate 46courses 67-8drinking & nightlife 81-3entertainment 83-5festivals & events 68-9food 11, 46, 74-81highlights 9, 48-9history 47information 86itineraries 56planning information

46, 57shopping 85-6sights 47, 50-63tours 68travel seasons 46travel to/from 86-7travel within 87-8walking tours 64-5, 65

San Juan National Historic Site 50

sandflies 262, 264Santiago, Esmerelda 248santos 250Santurce 60-2, 72-3, 78-9,

82-3, 62seafood 33, 12shopping 19, 22, see also

marketslanguage 274

snakes 256snorkeling 14, 21-2, 37-8,

see also divingAguadilla 204Cabo Rojo area 183

Culebra 37, 116, 118Fajardo 105Guánica 160Isla Caja de Muertos

37, 148Isla Desecheo 204La Parguera 37, 163-4Naguabo 109Playa de Joyuda 181Playa Salinas 156Pozuelo 154Rincón 171San Juan 66-7Vieques 37, 129, 130, 131

soups 33south coast 44, 140-65,

143accommodations 140climate 140food 140highlights 143travel seasons 140

Spanish–American War 234-5

spas 67spectacled caimans 256sports 85, 241-2, see also

individual sportssquares, see parks &

plazasstreet art 72surfing 36-7

Aguadilla 37Culebra 119Isabela 37, 203-4Luquillo 101Piñones 90Rincón 15, 37, 169, 171, 174San Juan 37, 67Yabucoa 110

swimming 14, 128, 171

TTaíno people 152-3, 199,

228-31Tapia y Rivera, Alejandro

248taxis 270Teatro La Perla 146telephone services 16, 265territorial parks & reserves

252-3Bosque Estatal de

Boquerón 183Bosque Estatal de

Cambalache 196-7Bosque Estatal de Carite

213-4Bosque Estatal de

Guajataca 201-2

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DEX T-Z Bosque Estatal de

Guánica 161, 12Bosque Estatal de

Guilarte 223Bosque Estatal de

Maricao 223-4Bosque Estatal de

Piñones 89, 90Bosque Estatal de Río

Abajo 199Bosque Estatal de Susúa

159Culebra National Wildlife

Refuge 115El Yunque National

Forest 13, 42, 43, 92, 93-9, 96, 5, 13

Humacao Nature Reserve 108-9

Isla Mona 190-1Las Cabezas de San

Juan 11, 103Luis Peña Marine

Preserve 117Refugio Nacional Cabo

Rojo 186-7Reserva Forestal Toro

Negro 219-21Reserva Nacional de

Investigación Estuarina de Bahía de Jobos 155-6

Reserva Natural Laguna de Joyuda 181

Vieques National Wildlife Refuge 125-6, 129-30

theater 84theft 86, 139thermal baths 157Thompson, Hunter S 83time 263

language 274-5tipping 19

todies 257, 21tollways 196Toro Verde Nature

Adventure Park 217tourism 254tourist information 265tours

bicycling 68, 103boat 71, 105, 106, 131,

132, 147, 148, 162, 164, 172

hiking 39, 220walking 106

travel to/from Puerto Rico 17, 267-8

travel within Puerto Rico 17, 268-70

trees 258trekking, see hikingTrinidad, Felix 242Tufiño, Rafael 250turtles 111, 113, 118, 191,

256, 265-6TV 263

UUniversidad

Interamericana 189urbanization 254US military presence

116, 125US statehood 227

Vvacation rentals 261vacations 264-5Vieques 29, 43, 112-13,

124-39, 126-7beaches 112climate 112food 112

highlights 114travel seasons 112travel within 268

Vieques National Wildlife Refuge 125-6, 129-30

viewpoints 162visas 16, 263visual arts 249-50Vizcarrondo, Julio 234volunteering 223, 265-6

Wwalking tours, see also

hikingSan Juan 64-5, 65

water 264waterfalls

Cañón de San Cristóbal 215

La Coca Falls 93La Mina Falls 95

weather 16, 23-5, 261, see also individual regions

websites 17weights 263west coast 44, 166-91, 168

accommodations 166climate 166food 166highlights 168travel seasons 166

whales 256-7, see also whale-watching

whale-watching 40, 172wi-fi 264wildlife-watching 13, 21,

see also bird-watching, whale-watching

Bahía de Jobos 155-6El Yunque National

Forest 95

Isla Mona 191Las Cabezas de San

Juan 103Naguabo 108-9Vieques 125-6

Wilfredos, Benitez 241Wilfredos, Gómez 241windsurfing 164women in Puerto Rico

240-1women travelers 241, 266

YYabucoa 110-11yacht travel 267-8, 268Yauco 158-9yoga 40, 68Yokahú Tower 93-4

Zzip-lining

Barranquitas 217Luquillo 100

Zoológico de Puerto Rico 177

Zurinaga, Marcos 249

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Walking Tour detourWalking Tour

Path/Walking Trail

BeachBird SanctuaryBuddhistCastle/PalaceChristianConfucianHinduIslamicJainJewishMonumentMuseum/Gallery/Historic BuildingRuinSento Hot Baths/OnsenShintoSikhTaoistWinery/VineyardZoo/Wildlife SanctuaryOther Sight

DivingBodysurfing

Sleeping

Eating

Entertainment

Shopping

Drinking & NightlifeCafe

BankEmbassy/ConsulateHospital/MedicalInternetPolicePost OfficeTelephoneToiletTourist InformationOther Information

AirportBorder crossingBus

CyclingFerry

Underground station

MonorailParking

Metro station

Petrol stationSubway/Subte stationTaxiTrain station/RailwayTram

Other Transport

LighthouseHut/ShelterBeach

LookoutMountain/VolcanoOasisParkPassPicnic AreaWaterfall

River, CreekIntermittent River

Swamp/Mangrove

Reef

Canal

Water

Dry/Salt/Intermittent Lake

Glacier

Mudflat

Beach/Desert

Airport/Runway

Cemetery (Christian)

Cemetery (Other)

Park/Forest

Sportsground

Sight (Building)

International

DisputedRegional/SuburbMarine ParkCliffWall

Capital (National)Capital (State/Province)City/Large TownTown/Village

State/Province

Camping

Canoeing/KayakingCourse/TourSkiingSnorkelingSurfingSwimming/PoolWalkingWindsurfingOther Activity

LaneTertiary

TollwayFreewayPrimary

StepsPlaza/Mall

Pedestrian overpass

Secondary

Unsealed roadRoad under construction

Tunnel

Cable car/Funicular

Sights

Activities,Courses & Tours

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Entertainment

Shopping

Information Routes

Boundaries

Hydrography

Areas

Geographic

Population

Transport

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