The National Botanical Garden of Puerto Rico is a big name for a lovely green oasis in the middle of a city. Locally, it is known as “el Jardin Botanico”. The garden is affiliated with the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), but it is open to the public free of charge. When you get [...]

I go to this beach quite often (being it is the closest swimming beach to my house). It is one of my favorites too, just due to the scenery - it is a cresent of fine sand, with lots of mature palm trees for shade. And behind that, you have the [...]

This is the first of many articles on the Rain Forest.
El Yunque Rain Forest is the only tropical rain forest in the US National Parks system. Ample rainfall (over 200 inches a year in some areas) creates a jungle-like setting - with lush foliage, waterfalls and rivers. Hike along the trails that cover [...]

We went to Icacos for a day of quiet beach time and snorkeling. Icacos is a small island off of Fajardo. The boat ride took us only about 10 minutes from the boat launch in Las Croabas. It was a bit windy, but the trip was not bad at all - very few [...]