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ABOUT RINCON Puerto Rico

Rincon, a town of 4,000 on Puerto Rico's developing western shore, offers a variety of exciting vacation experiences including:

  • World class diving at Rincon YEAROUND -- and via charter service to Desecheo Island (13 miles offshore)
  • several continuous MILES of beautiful, uncrowded swimming beaches
  • snorkeling among tropical reefs in quiet, clear blue waters -Steps Beach .
  • the best big wave surfing in the Atlantic/Caribbean during Cold Fronts 
  • whale watching in February
  • deep sea fishing (blue marlin, grouper, and more)

Rincon's El Faro lighthouse offers stunning ocean views, and is one of just two passive whale watching parks in the world (the other is in South Africa). Surrounding areas offer interesting side trips like coffee plantations, spectacular mountain driving, mini rain forests, the Rio Camuy Cave Park, Cabo Rojo's salt flats, massive radio telescope, and the biologically wondrous Phosphorescent Bay. Golfing is available 25 minutes north in Aguadilla; casino gambling is 20 minutes south in Mayaguez. Find more info in www.rincon.org

ABOUT PUERTO RICO USA.

Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory; the U.S. $ dollar is its currency.  It's located mid-Caribbean, about half way between Florida and Venezuela . Temperatures average 73 degrees in winter and 85 degrees in summer. English and Spanish are both spoken. PR is located east of Dominican Republic and there is a Ferry service from Mayaguez -20 min from Rincon

HOW TO FIND THE PARADISE?

 

Fly to Aguadilla Airport (BQN) is closer to Rincon. - Aguadilla have directs flights from Newark New Jersey, via Continental Airlines. Read directions below and you'll get here as well.

Directions from San Juan (SJU) Airport - Most major airlines fly to San Juan PR.

From San Juan, take Expressway 22 - West to its end in the Hatillo town area. Expressway 22 merges into Route 2, drive on the left side lane and continue west on Route 2 heading towards Aguadilla. Passing Aguadilla, make a right on Road 417; drive 1.6 miles to the muraled walls of a cemetery (to your right hand side, after passing a Texaco Gas Station on an up-hill), where several roads merge. At that intersection, take Avenida Nativo Alers to your left (sign is on the fork on the left side of the road). Go 1.5 miles and turn left on the intersection of Ave. Nativo Alers and Road 115. Drive on Road 115 to the exit to Road 413 to your right (Barrio Puntas in Rincón). Drive on 413 till you find the lighthouse and WELCOME TO THE PARADISE.

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