Carta Buena

Rincón

LoginSave

Good coffee and better smoothies are served from a bright orange booth that waylays you as you head out from Rincón towards the Punta Higüero Lighthouse. The incredible thing about Carta Buena is that almost everything you consume here is 100% natural (as in naturally occurring on Puerto Rico) and grown in the surrounding garden.

The garden is a labor of love on the part of the owners and is a serene spot to wander around after appreciating it over your turmeric tonic, cacao and sunflower smoothie or gluten-free pumpkin muffin.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • Beautiful Gozalandia Waterfall in San Sebastian Puerto Rico at daylight

    Gozalandia

    17.72 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,…

  • Iglesia de Porta Coeli

    Iglesia de Porta Coeli

    23.27 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…

  • Playa Santa

    Playa Santa

    28.69 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…

  • Museo de Arte MUSA

    Museo de Arte MUSA

    12.27 MILES

    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…

  • Museo de Historía

    Museo de Historía

    17.71 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…

  • Playa Survival

    Playa Survival

    14.32 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…

  • Catedral de San Germán de Auxerre

    Catedral de San Germán de Auxerre

    23.12 MILES

    San Germán’s cathedral, at the top (west) end of town is named for the town’s patron saint and is noticeably grander than the diminutive Iglesia de Porta…

View more attractions

Nearby Rincón attractions

1. Plaza de Recreo

0.84 MILES

With its popular Thursday evening art walk, its pleasantly designed amphitheater and general leafiness, this is definitely one of Puerto Rico's nicer…

2. Punta Higüero Lighthouse

1.27 MILES

Nicknamed El Faro, the Punta Higüero Lighthouse dates from 1892 and rises almost 100ft. It was restored in 1922 after being severely damaged by a tsunami…

3. Parque Pasivo El Faro

1.27 MILES

The pleasant urban park upon which the Punta Higűero Lighthouse perches makes a breezy place for a sunset picnic, to spy migrating whales (during winter)…

4. Bonus Nuclear Power Plant

1.33 MILES

A curious landmark, this green dome poking out from behind the palm trees north of Rincón town behind the Punta Higüero Lighthouse once housed the…

5. Playa Crash Boat

9.89 MILES

An undulating road winds down to a car park, snack stands, a pier and a swathe of ocher sand. It got its name because the air force used to keep rescue…

6. Playa Wilderness

11.2 MILES

Rough, lonely Playa Wilderness is a favorite with surfers. Off Hwy 107 to the left (west) as you follow the road north from Aguadilla to the Ramey Base,…

7. Museo de Arte MUSA

12.27 MILES

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…