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Luquillo Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Luquillo, Puerto Rico
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Forts, Forest, and Flan
... on Columbus's second expedition to the New World. He actually named the island 'San Juan [the Baptist]' and the port city "Puerto Rico" and the names got switched... at some point Ponce de Leon was involved and had a lot to do with Spain deciding ...
Day Number Two
... to go to a little restaurant that we had just walked past that was smelling very good. We both decided to get cheese burgers, I know very puerto rican, but they asked us if we wanted them El Yunque style. We said "yes" and we were very glad we did. The ...
Lovely Luquillo
... a cab , I got in , thedriver took the chit and away we went. No hassle whatsoever! It took an hour to get to Luquillo. When I had got in the taxi the driver seemed confident he knew where the hotel was but by the way he was congratulating himself when we ...
The Most Beautiful Views from the Rain Forest
... down the winding trails of the rain forest and a short stop at the Visitors Center, Sheila, Pat, Bob and I headed off to Luquillo Beach for a relaxing afternoon at the beach. 85 degrees and sunny. We rented an umbrella, set our chairs in the shade (well, ...
El Yunque
... eastward bound. It was a weird day, with bright sunshine one moment and pouring rain the next. I guess it reminded me that Puerto Rico is actually a tropical island. Sometimes the signage in Puerto Rico is less than optimal. There is a large brown sign ...
Rain, rain, go away... to the forest!
As it was raining when we awoke this morning, we decided to break our streak of poolside, cabana relaxing days, and head out to the rainforest. The valet brought our car around, and we piled in. Hiking was deemed rather dangerous on a morning after ...
Brief Stop in Luquillo
... rental car just down from the hotel. Tried to find a breakfast place on the road...big mistake! We decided to stop in Luquillo. We drove around a bit trying to find a traditional restaurant, but everything was either closed or a fast food place. We ...
The Most Beautiful Beach on the Island
... close to Farajdo. We had some pool time in the morning and headed to the Golden Sweet for breakfast before departing for Luquillo Beach. The travel books describe this beach of rare beauty as crescent in shape with emerald waters which is bordered by a ...
El Yunque Hiking
We drove back to San Juan from Ponce then went to El Yunque national forest on the northeast side of the island, the only tropical rain forest in the US National Forest system. We started from a gorgeous water fall (La Mina fall) and hiked to the top of ...
Day 2 in Puerto Rico
We went to El Yunque today. It was BEAUTIFUL! We entered the park via 191 and chose not go to El Portal Tropical Forest Center. We continued on to La Coca Falls which are right on 191 and you can just pull off the road to see them. We then ...
Back to Luquillo
... fresh squeezed orange juice. The orange juice at Golden Sweet always tastes especially delicious. The plan for the day was to drive to Luquillo Beach to spend a relaxing day by the ocean. The sun was intense this day and we had what was probably our best ...
First day at the resort
Here we are by the Atlantic Ocean, relaxing in our personal cabana (completely shaded!) with a cooler of drinks and snacks. Both boys are asleep - James on a padded beach chair with stuffed animal Henry, and Jasper in his carriage. With a series of ...
it rains less in the rainforest ???
... a to go sandwich and found my flight. The flight to Portland was long but we made it on time. The brief getaway to Puerto Rico was alright. It felt very much like being in an Americanized Mexico rather than the Caribbean. Old San Juan was cool and the ...
Walmart on Christmas Eve? I must love this dog.
... El Yunque with a really nice harness and some other stuff that we needed, but still without a carrier. At a stop light in Luquillo I happened to glance to the right and saw "Pet Shop" ... so I hung a right and Kimberly and I went inside while Ann ...
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