Yabucoa & Around

Introducing Yabucoa & Around

Surrounded by hills on three sides and ocean on the other, Yabucoa sits on a tract of well-watered fertile land that once played host to Puerto Rico’s all-encompassing sugar industry. Unless you have a penchant for poking around the ruins of old sugar mills, the town holds little for modern-day travelers. Out on the periphery, it’s a different story. Yabucoa is the start point for two dramatic drives: the famed Ruta Panorámica and the less heralded, but no less spectacular, Hwy 901 that tracks the coast between Playa Lucia and the Punta Tuna lighthouse. On this road you’ll find accommodations, restaurants and two of the island’s most isolated surfing spots.

If you are traveling south to Yabucoa from the Humacao area, take the Hwy 53 toll road to avoid the traffic on Hwy 3. This lightly traveled section of road bisects miles of sugarcane fields and estuary where three mountain rivers meet.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009