Just offshore, the tiny Isla de Ratones has a white sandy beach and is great for snorkeling. All local operators, including Adventures Tourmarine, will run a boat here on request.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
20.74 MILES
Sometimes a little piece of paradise lies in store in the least obvious of locales, and Gozalandia is San Sebastián's: a flurry of dramatic cascades,…
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9.83 MILES
This small, squat building might not look like much from the outside, but it is actually one of the oldest surviving ecclesial buildings in the Americas…
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Refugio de Vida Silvestre Iris L. Alameda Martínez de Boquerón
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Drive south from Boquerón along Hwy 301 and you will arrive at the main entrance to this reserve at Km 1.1, an area encompassing beguiling mangrove forest…
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12.64 MILES
From the same parking space as that of Los Morrillos Lighthouse, or from another further on down the track bending left from the lighthouse-approach track…
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This brilliant, bold art space is the best museum west of Ponce. Opened in 2016, it focuses on work by Puerto Rican and Latin American artists from the…
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19.62 MILES
Well worth stopping off at on your way elsewhere, this ornate mint-green turn-of-the-century edifice has been impressively refurbished to grace San…
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27.23 MILES
Even the surfers rarely make it to remote Playa Survival, best reached by a 45-minute walk west from Playa Shacks. The narrow strip of sand found…
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15.15 MILES
The once-glittering waters of Bahía de Fosforescente remain by far La Parguera’s biggest draw, but the environmental impact of boat tours and developments…
Nearby Puerto Rico attractions
1. Reserva Natural Laguna de Joyuda
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The heart of Playa de Joyuda's 300-acre Reserva Natural Laguna de Joyuda is a sizeable saltwater lagoon with a depth that rarely exceeds 4ft. The…
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A grand, crisply renovated, colonnaded facade announces this engaging, well-curated museum. Its seven exhibition halls are dedicated to local heroes such…
4.07 MILES
One of many secret sides to Mayagüez is this waterfront strip of rather lovely seafood restaurants, southwest of the center.
4.92 MILES
Playa Buyé is a small palm-fringed beach that’s about 3 miles north of Boquerón off Hwy 307. It's got a distinctly more wild, timeless and paradisaical…
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This elegant edifice, originally dating from 1909 and rebuilt following a fire in the 1920s, was the brainchild of Francisco Maymón Palmer, who had…
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Mayagüez' central square is one of Puerto Rico's most attractive and intimate, shaded by the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria on its east side…
7. Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
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Consecrated in 1760, Mayagüez’ original Catholic church was replaced by the current model in 1836. The cathedral suffered many blows over the subsequent…
6.71 MILES
Mayagüez can boast not just one but two of Puerto Rico's most alluring urban parks, and this serene green space, a few blocks northeast of Plaza Colón, is…