Gloria’s Guidebook
Beach!
El Combate
Lovely, warm Caribbean waters and soft sand
Another beautiful beach, about 10 min drive from Combate. Also great area for night life during the weekends
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Boquerón
Another beautiful beach, about 10 min drive from Combate. Also great area for night life during the weekends
Secluded beach at the end of a dirt road. This is part of the Wildlife Refuge, so there are no services there. Beautiful, pristine, clear, and calm.
247 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Playa sucia
Secluded beach at the end of a dirt road. This is part of the Wildlife Refuge, so there are no services there. Beautiful, pristine, clear, and calm.
Wildlife Refuge
Great for hiking and riding bikes
Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre de Cabo Rojo
Sightseeing
The Salt Flats (Las Salinas) is an excellent eco attraction and one of the most scenic stops on the west coast of Puerto Rico to admire nature. The Salt Flats became a part of the Cabo Rojo Wildlife Refuge in 1999, thanks to the efforts of community agencies in order to help protect and conserve them. The Salt Flats are comprised of 1,249 acres. Nearby attractions of Los Morrillos Lighthouse and La Playuela Beach (Playa Sucia) gets most of the attention, be sure to make a stop at Las Salinas before heading there.
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Salinas de Cabo Rojo
Puerto Rico 301The Salt Flats (Las Salinas) is an excellent eco attraction and one of the most scenic stops on the west coast of Puerto Rico to admire nature. The Salt Flats became a part of the Cabo Rojo Wildlife Refuge in 1999, thanks to the efforts of community agencies in order to help protect and conserve them. The Salt Flats are comprised of 1,249 acres. Nearby attractions of Los Morrillos Lighthouse and La Playuela Beach (Playa Sucia) gets most of the attention, be sure to make a stop at Las Salinas before heading there.
Faro de Los Morrillos is the most beloved landmark in the municipality of Cabo Rojo. Commonly known as “El Faro”, it is located at Los Morrillos Peninsula perched on commanding limestone cliffs that drop 200 feet into the Caribbean Sea. Los Morrillos Lighthouse was the second lighthouse built by the Spanish in Puerto Rico, construction began in 1887 and completed 1882. The lantern room was constructed out of cast iron, copper and glass. The interior served as a home for the keeper and the family. All the walls were built with brick and mortar. Los Morrillos Lighthouse is one of the 27 sites included in the National Register of Historic Places.
Free admission
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Faro Los Morrillos, Cabo Rojo
Faro de Los Morrillos is the most beloved landmark in the municipality of Cabo Rojo. Commonly known as “El Faro”, it is located at Los Morrillos Peninsula perched on commanding limestone cliffs that drop 200 feet into the Caribbean Sea. Los Morrillos Lighthouse was the second lighthouse built by the Spanish in Puerto Rico, construction began in 1887 and completed 1882. The lantern room was constructed out of cast iron, copper and glass. The interior served as a home for the keeper and the family. All the walls were built with brick and mortar. Los Morrillos Lighthouse is one of the 27 sites included in the National Register of Historic Places.
Free admission
Porta Coeli “Doorway to Heaven”, originally a convent and a school. This church is second oldest church in the Americas and the oldest church under the United States jurisdiction. It was then turned into a museum.
Admission $5
Open Wednesday to Sunday
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Porta Coeli
Porta Coeli “Doorway to Heaven”, originally a convent and a school. This church is second oldest church in the Americas and the oldest church under the United States jurisdiction. It was then turned into a museum.
Admission $5
Open Wednesday to Sunday
This is a great day trip. During the day you can go to the beach, rent a boat and see the boat houses or go swim at a cay and eat local food. You can go deep sea fishing or diving. At night, you can join the party and, if it is a very dark night, take a tour to see the fluorescent bay, one of 3 in the Island (and only 7 in the world!).
347 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Parguera
This is a great day trip. During the day you can go to the beach, rent a boat and see the boat houses or go swim at a cay and eat local food. You can go deep sea fishing or diving. At night, you can join the party and, if it is a very dark night, take a tour to see the fluorescent bay, one of 3 in the Island (and only 7 in the world!).
The city of Ponce is about 30 minutes from Cabo Rojo. One of its attractions is the Art Museum. The Museo de Arte de Ponce’s internationally renowned collection is comprised of more than 4,500 works of art from many cultures, dating from the ninth century C.E. to the present. This dynamic, wide-ranging collection includes paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, drawings, decorative arts, pre-Hispanic and African objects, Puerto Rican folk art, contemporary ceramics, video, and sound art.
The Museo de Arte de Ponce’s collection also features important works by artists from Puerto Rico and Latin America, creating a unique dialogue between the Old and New Worlds.
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Museo de Arte de Ponce
2325 Av. Las AméricasThe city of Ponce is about 30 minutes from Cabo Rojo. One of its attractions is the Art Museum. The Museo de Arte de Ponce’s internationally renowned collection is comprised of more than 4,500 works of art from many cultures, dating from the ninth century C.E. to the present. This dynamic, wide-ranging collection includes paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, drawings, decorative arts, pre-Hispanic and African objects, Puerto Rican folk art, contemporary ceramics, video, and sound art.
The Museo de Arte de Ponce’s collection also features important works by artists from Puerto Rico and Latin America, creating a unique dialogue between the Old and New Worlds.
The most iconic building in the city of Ponce is the old firehouse. The Parque de Bombas was erected as the main exhibition pavilion for the 1882 Ponce World Fair before being repurposed shortly thereafter as Puerto Rico’s first proper fire station. The wood-framed, tower-flanked Gothic structure served as an active firefighting hub up until 1990 when it was decommissioned.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. This is a world famous icon you don’t want to miss when visiting Ponce.
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Parque de Bombas
The most iconic building in the city of Ponce is the old firehouse. The Parque de Bombas was erected as the main exhibition pavilion for the 1882 Ponce World Fair before being repurposed shortly thereafter as Puerto Rico’s first proper fire station. The wood-framed, tower-flanked Gothic structure served as an active firefighting hub up until 1990 when it was decommissioned.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. This is a world famous icon you don’t want to miss when visiting Ponce.
El Museo Castillo Serrallès, also known as the Castillo Serralles or Serralles Castle, was constructed in the 1930’s on El Vigia Hill that over looks the entire city of Ponce. The Serralles family founded Serralles Distillers who was responsible for the making of the famous Don Q Rum.
This attraction is a visual testament to the sugar-boom of the time. In the 1980’s the Serralles family sold Castillo Serralles to the city of Ponce and today it is a museum. Visitors to this attraction are taken on a tour through the history of the sugar industry where they learn about the great impact the sugar boom of the 20th century had on the Puerto Rican economy.
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Museo Castillo Serrallés
Paseo De La CrucetaEl Museo Castillo Serrallès, also known as the Castillo Serralles or Serralles Castle, was constructed in the 1930’s on El Vigia Hill that over looks the entire city of Ponce. The Serralles family founded Serralles Distillers who was responsible for the making of the famous Don Q Rum.
This attraction is a visual testament to the sugar-boom of the time. In the 1980’s the Serralles family sold Castillo Serralles to the city of Ponce and today it is a museum. Visitors to this attraction are taken on a tour through the history of the sugar industry where they learn about the great impact the sugar boom of the 20th century had on the Puerto Rican economy.
Casino
This is one of the two casinos in the SW coast. It is about 25 minutes drive from the apartment
Mayagüez Resort and Casino
585 PR-104Smaller Casino right on Num 2 Road.
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
El Tropical Casino Mayagüez
2701 PR-2Smaller Casino right on Num 2 Road.
Gastronomía
In case you would like to explore outside of Combate and Boquerón beach areas, this is a short trip towards Mayagüez. Joyuda is in a strip of land, with a small road along the coast, known for its many Seafood restaurants.
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Joyuda
In case you would like to explore outside of Combate and Boquerón beach areas, this is a short trip towards Mayagüez. Joyuda is in a strip of land, with a small road along the coast, known for its many Seafood restaurants.