Vieques, Puerto Rico. R&R In A Tropical Setting
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If you’re one of those people that is looking for a laid back vacation in the sun, Vieques Puerto Rico is a top destination to get away from it all.
Vieques has miles of pristine white sand beaches and is home to a “luminous lagoon” that contains microscopic organisms that glow when stirred on a dark night. These “glowing waters” only exist in 3 places in the world and is a delight to see. (If you swim in these waters your body will glow, too!)
The island has only two towns — Isabel Segunda on the north coast, home to many of its 12,000 residents — and Esperanza on the south coast, a single strip of tourist-oriented establishments fronting a short seaside promenade. In between, a handful of narrow blacktopped roads are dotted with simple homes and more elaborate guesthouses and villas. The former Navy land — about two-thirds of the island — is now under U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service jurisdiction and is the Caribbean’s largest wildlife refuge. On the island’s far west side and along its south coast, rutted dirt roads burrow through the brush, ending at some of the Caribbean’s most gorgeous — and deserted — beaches.
Vieques definitely sounds like heaven on earth and someplace that would be great to visit..