Going to Vieques

What to do in Vieques

by Candyce H. Stapen

Even in the Caribbean, where turquoise waters and sugar-soft sands abound, secluded oases are becoming increasingly rare. Off the eastern shore of Puerto Rico, less than a 30-minute flight or a short ferry ride from bustling San Juan, is the island Vieques. Located six miles off mainland coast, Vieques has certainly been "discovered." Although there's much land speculation, at least for now the island has few crowds, great beaches, and interesting eco-adventures.

On Vieques, Mosquito Bay, nicknamed Bio Bay, offers the Caribbean's best—some say one of the planet's best—examples of bioluminescence. Disturb the mega-millions of dinoflagellates living in these waters, and they light-up like fireflies,...

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