Caribbean Islands - Puerto Rico (PDF Chapter)
This is the Puerto Rico chapter from Lonely Planet’s Caribbean Islands guide-book.
A quick visit for Puerto Rico’s beaches, historic forts and nightclubs will quicken a visitor’s pulse, but the island’s singular essence reveals itself to those who go deeper, exploring the misty crags of its mountains and pastel facades of the island’s remote corners.
- be seduced by the charm and beauty of Old San Juan while wandering the blue cobble-stone streets
- maps
- hike on lush rainforest trails with views of the ocean beyond in El Yunque National Forest
- transport
- revel in some of the best beaches in the Caribbean and kayak in bioluminescent waters in Culebra and Vieques
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: San Juan & Around, El Yunque, Eastern Puerto Rico, Luquillo, Culebra, Vieques, Southern Puerto Rico, Western Puerto Rico, Ponce, Bosque Estatal de Guánica, Rincón, Understand Puerto Rico, History, People & Culture, Landscape & Wildlife, Survival Guide.

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