Sights in Fajardo & Around
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Las Cabezas de San Juan Reserva Natural ‘El Faro’
A 316-acre nodule of land on Puerto Rico’s extreme northeast tip, the Las Cabezas de San Juan Reserva Natural ‘El Faro’ protects an historic lighthouse, a bioluminescent bay, rare flora and fauna, lush rainforest, various trails and boardwalks, and an important scientific research center. Despite its diminutive size, the reserve shelters seven – yes seven – different ecological systems, including beaches, lagoons, dry forest, coral reefs and mangroves. Animal species that forage here include big iguanas, fiddler crabs, myriad insects and all kinds of birds. Such condensed biodiversity is typical of Puerto Rico’s compact island status and ‘Las Cabezas’ is highligh…
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Puerto del Rey
This marina stands behind a breakwater in a cove 2 miles south of Fajardo. It is the largest marina in the Caribbean (1100 slips). You will find a complete marina village here with restaurants, stores, laundry facilities, banking and all manner of boat-hauling and maintenance capabilities. Many yachts stop here to take advantage of the marina’s courtesy car and Fajardo’s supermarkets when stocking up for a winter in the tropics or the ride back home to the USA. Travelers will find that many of the sailing, diving and fishing charters run from here. It’s about 5 miles south of Villa Marina.
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Bahía Las Croabas
You find this spot where Hwy 987 ends at a little seaside park rimmed by seafood restaurants and bars looking east across the water to the peaks of Culebra. There is not much of a beach here, but there's a view of the offshore islands and the air blows fresh with the trade winds. The anchorage accommodates the fishermen's co-op and the last half-dozen nativos, the 'out-island' sloops that everyone around here once used for fishing and gathering conch or lobster.
The fishermen here are friendly, and you can probably strike a deal with one of them for a boat ride.
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Lighthouse
Adding historical value to a potent natural brew on Las Cabezas de San Juan is the splendidly restored 19th-century lighthouse, Puerto Rico's oldest, dating from 1882) that overlooks the peninsula's steep, craggy cliffs where the stormy Atlantic meets the Sonda de Vieques (Vieques Sound). The lighthouse has an information center and observation deck, open the same hours as the reserve, which offers spectacular views of El Yunque.
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Playa Escondida
For good snorkeling or to get away from it all, follow Playa Seven Seas about a half mile to the northeast along the Las Cabezas property to an area known as Playa Escondida. The reefs are just offshore. Taking the trail to the west eventually brings you to the nearly empty Playa El Convento, with its beach house for government officials.
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Playa Seven Seas
On the southwestern shore of the peninsula of Las Cabezas, Playa Seven Seas is a sheltered, coconut-shaded horseshoe public beach. While not be quite as pretty as Playa Luquillo, fear not – it is attractive. The beach gets packed on weekends and during summer.
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