Places to Explore

• El Yunque

  7 mi (11 km) southeast of Río Grande; 26 mi (43 km) southeast of San Juan.... (more)

• Fajardo

  Fajardo, founded in 1772, has historical notoriety as a port where pirates stocked up on supplies. It later developed into a fishing community and an area where sugarcane flourished. (There are still cane... (more)

• Humacao

  Travelers flock to the Humacao area for one reason: the sprawling resort community called Palmas del Mar and its two world-class golf courses, the Flamboyán and the Palm. Although it's not thought... (more)

• Luquillo

  Known as the Sun Capital of Puerto Rico, Luquillo has one of the island's best-equipped family beaches. It's also a community where fishing traditions are respected. On the east end of Balneario de Luquillo... (more)

• Naguabo

  In this fast-growing municipality's downtown, pastel buildings give the main plaza the look of a child's nursery: A golden-yellow church on one side faces a butter-yellow city hall, and a pink-and-blue... (more)

• Piñones

  Funky Piñones is little more than a collection of open-air seaside eateries. Sand floors, barefoot patrons, and tantalizing seafood—traditionally washed down with icy beer—have made... (more)

• Río Grande

  This urban cluster of about 50,000 residents proudly calls itself "The City of El Yunque," as it's the closest community to the rain forest and most of the reserve falls within its district borders. Two... (more)