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Puerto Rico Day Trips » Central http://www.PuertoRicoDayTrips.com A Visitor Magazine and Travel Guide Full of Useful Information That You Can Trust Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:27:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Monument to El Jibaro http://www.PuertoRicoDayTrips.com/jibaro-monument/ http://www.PuertoRicoDayTrips.com/jibaro-monument/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:30:36 +0000 Gwenn http://www.PuertoRicoDayTrips.com/?p=1119

The spirit of the Jibaro of the past is still alive today in what their values and traditions mean to today’s Puerto Ricans. The Monumento al Jibaro Puertorriqueno on Route 52 in Cayey is a testament to that strong Puerto Rican spirit.

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Though Puerto Rico is full of all sorts of neat things to do, one of the few things we don't have here is river rapids for tubing or rafting. We did find an adventure that offers "lazy river" tubing through a cave, along with some hiking and Taino cave exploration. Those are some of my favorite things all rolled into one day, and all in beautiful Utuado. So, when some family members came to visit, we decided to check it out.

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I am not a camper, but I know a number of people who are, so I am always looking for places where they can camp in Puerto Rico. I can’t say I have been too impressed with most of the campsites around the island, but Monte del Estado in Maricao gets my vote for probably the nicest, cleanest camping facility.

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]]> http://www.PuertoRicoDayTrips.com/maricao-campsites/feed/ 1 Hike Las Bocas Canyon to Cascada Grande Waterfall http://www.PuertoRicoDayTrips.com/las-bocas-cascada-grande/ http://www.PuertoRicoDayTrips.com/las-bocas-cascada-grande/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:00:19 +0000 Gwenn http://www.PuertoRicoDayTrips.com/?p=1025

The Central Mountain range that runs through the middle of Puerto Rico is full of canyons, caves and waterfalls. We recently took a hike, sponsored by the local chapter of the Sierra Club, into Canyon Las Bocas to see the Cascade Grande waterfall. It was an enjoyable, and challenging, day of hiking and river-trekking.

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San Cristóbal Canyon has been named one of the top 10 Natural Wonders of Puerto Rico. With that high distinction, I needed to see it for myself. It is not the easiest place to get to (being at the bottom of a 500+ foot descent), so it does require some planning and, for best results, a guide! Montaña Explora, a family-run tour company, offers an extreme adventure that includes hiking and rappelling in the canyon. It was tough, but it was so worth the effort!

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Each summer, the town of Aibonito hosts the biggest plant & flower show & sale in Puerto Rico. There are formal displays, plant & flower sales, live entertainment, and food kiosks. It's an event we look forward to every year! This year, the Aibonto Flower Festival will be held from June 24 through July 4, 2011.

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If you enjoy adventure tours — those with ziplines, rappelling, hiking, caving, and other fun things — and you also enjoy going to special, off the beaten path places — then this tour is for you. Batey Zipline Adventure, in beautiful Utuado, offers all of that in a nice half-day package. The majority of the activities are on, around, and above an organic farm near the Tanama River, making this the most eco-friendly adventure tour we've taken in Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico is known for its coffee, and the best coffee comes from ripe beans grown high in the cool, moist mountain regions of the Toro Negro mountain range. There are a number of coffee Haciendas in the towns of Jayuya, San Sebastian, Ponce, Adjuntas, Las Marias and Lares. Most of larger coffee plantations are not open to the public, but some of the smaller, specialty/gourmet places are open for tours, and purchases. Our tour at the small, gourmet coffee plantation Hacienda Pomarrosa was informative and enjoyable.

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Sometimes, finding off-the-beaten-path things to do leads to great discoveries. And, other times, it doesn't work out as planned. Lots of our adventures come about from some serious research for basic information and the general location of possibly interesting things on my part, and lots of stopping for directions and U-turns on Ray's part. One recent Sunday, we took a drive in Naranjito to find some exciting new waterfalls and amazing views. It turned out to be a bit of a disappointment.

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I love it when you explore some place new and you are happily surprised with the outcome. That is what happened to us on a recent visit to the Centro Histórico Turístico del Cibuco (Cibuco Historical Tourist Center) in Corozal. We had heard that they offered a tour of this park, but we had no idea what a gem this place was. There is something for every family member packed into this lovely place, where you can spend a couple hours or the whole day.

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