Regions

East (Vieques & Culebra)

The East Region of Puerto Rico is a Nautical and Resort Destination. The East counts with five Marinas, four regional airports, six golf courses, world class attractions, and the two beautiful Islands: Culebra & Vieques. Download or print your Vieques Attractions Map and Culebra Attractions Map.

It is just 30 minutes from San Juan & Metro area and it offers impressive natural wonders as: El Yunque National Rain Forest, Humacao National Reserve, Culebra Natural Wildlife Refuge and Puerto Mosquito Bioluminescent Bay in Vieques.

It it’s known for its beautiful beaches as: Luquillo Beach, Seven Seas in Fajardo, Flamenco Beach in Culebra, and Sun Bay Beach in Vieques.

Three (3) Five Stars hotels are under construction and some of the largest hotels of the Island are located in the East Region: El Conquistador Resort & Golden Spa; Four Points by Sheraton at Palmas del Mar; Wyndham Rio Mar Beach Resort and Gran Melia Puerto Rico Resort & Villas.

Municipalities in this region are: Maunabo - known for its 19th Century Punta Tuna Lighthouse (still in operation); Yabucoa known as sugar town. Among Yabucoa’s attractions is the old Hacienda Santa Lucia. Humacao is the largest city of the region and host of major hospitals, university campuses, shopping centers, and Palmas del Mar community. Las Piedras, known for its craft’s artist and indigenous rock carvings. Juncos, “Ciudad del Valenciano” or the City of the Valencians (from Valencia, Spain) offers great Puerto Rican cuisine. Naguabo has the best seafood of the region. Ceiba counts with the Ceiba Forest a popular attraction for hiking and fishing of marlins. Fajardo has the largest marina in the Caribbean; it is also the town where you can catch the Ferry to Culebra & Vieques Islands. Fajardo is the place for most of the scuba & snorkeling excursions and sailing trips. Luquillo is best known for its Blue Flag Luquillo Beach. Rio Grande is a golf resort destination as well as home for El Yunque Rain Forest. Loiza is known for Piňones, a cultural hectic area and gastronomical route for Puerto Rican favorite’s plates. Loiza is also home of famous surfing beaches: Chatarra and Aviones. Canóvanas has Camarero, the only thoroughbred racetrack in Puerto Rico.

Culebra & Vieques

Called the “Spanish Virgin Islands”, Culebra & Vieques are among the most exotic places in the Caribbean. Both Islands share spectacular sunrises and sunsets; crystal clear water beaches and both are considered hidden natural treasures. These Islands share a history of being used by the United States as locations for military practices. Culebra was a USA military territory until 1973 and Vieques until 2003. Now both islands have great part of their land under United States Wildlife Services. Specifically Vieques has become a nature preserved island.

If you want to experience a truly great escape, you must know that Viques just won the Reader’s Choice of Best Tropical Island Escape according to the Travel & Leisure World Best Awards. You can watch the video here.

INFORMATION

Main Attractions:

Camarero Racetrack	Canóvanas
El Yunque National Rainforest	Rio Grande
Las Cabezas de San Juan Century Old Fajardo Lighthouse Bioluminescent Lagoon	Fajardo
Luquillo Beach	Luquillo
Punta Tuna Lighthouse	Maunabo
Conde Mirasol Fort & Museum	Vieques
Flamenco Beach	Culebra
Puerto Mosquito Bio Bay	Vieques
Sun Bay Beach	Vieques

Marinas:

Marinas	Phone Number	E-mail	Website
Inversiones isleta Marina	787-643-2180 647-2368	isleta78@yahoo.com	www.isletamarinapr.com
Marina Puerto Chico	787-863-0834	millie@marinapuertochico.com	www.marinapuertochico.com
Marina Puerto Real	787-863-2188
Marina Puerto del Rey	787-860-1000	marina@marinapuertodelrey.com	www.puertodelrey.com
Sea Lovers Marina	787-863-3762
Villa Marina Yatch Harbour	787-863-5131		www.villamarinapr.com

Airports:

Town	Airport	Phone Number
Vieques	Antonio Rivera Rodriguez	787-741-0515 / 787-741-0415
Culebra	Benjamin Rivera Noriega	787-742-0022
Fajardo	Diego Jimenez Torres	787-860-3110
Humacao	Humacao Regional Airport	787-852-8188

Ferries

Download or print your Vieques Attractions Map here. Access here your Culebra Attractions Map.

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