Snorkel off the Sand

Caribbean Travel + Life - October 2011

"some of the regions best snorkeling is waiting to happen only a few steps off your beach blanket."

Playa de La Chiva - Vieques, PR
Also know as Blue Beach, Play de la Chiva is actually three crescents that front little Isla Chiva, 250 yards offshore. Fin out, stay close to the islet and soak in the undersea sights.    View full article ▸

Caribbean Confidential

"For almost three decades, CT+L's writers and photographers have been exploring our conrner of the world. Along the way, we've discovered some truly surprising and unforgettable people, places and things. It's tempting to keep them to ourselves, but what fun is that?"

Sol Food - Vieques, PR
"I crave the pork carnitas or the Spanish chicken pinchos, marinated in garlic, culantro and vinegar, that Nicole and Les cook up here at Sol Food, their sky-blue kitchen on wheels"    More ▸

Puerto Rico holds one of the planet's last bright spots.

"Vieques’s Mosquito Bay, also called Bioluminescent Bay or Bio Bay, is one of the last ecosystems in the world where dinoflagellates — microscopic, single-celled organisms — create halos of light around whatever disturbs their nightly flotation."
"Guinness World Records 2008 named Bio Bay the brightest in the world."

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Beach Quest

One man, one week, one goal. Find the ultimate strand among the trove of gorgeous beaches on Vieques and Culebra.   More ▸

A Honeymoon You'll Both Love

RELAX Start your honeymoon off with a few days of blissful unwinding on the island of Vieques...    More ▸

10 Islands to See Before You Die

"when you reach a beach at the end of a dirt road here, your reward is having the sand largely to yourself..."   More ▸

Upscale Tourism Arrives in Vieques, Puerto Rico

"I remember thinking: 'Where is this — Vieques?'"...   More ▸

Where to go for the Holidays

Vieques, Puerto Rico
I spot wild ponies on an empty stretch of beach—a sight not so unusual on this unspoiled island...   More ▸

Viva Vieques!

Experience close encounters with giant sea stars, bask on sunny beaches, and soak up...   More ▸

Peter Som's Postcard from Vieques

Vieques is all about the beaches — braving the bumpy road is worth it when you get to a string of them...   More ▸

One of the Worlds Most Romantic Islands

In-the-know globetrotters have been whispering about this magical island for years...   More ▸

Students help identify species in Vieques

Biology grad students go to Vieques to lay eyes on mangroves, crabs, more   More ▸

Vieques Rising

Vieques is still funkier and more laid-back than most Caribbean islands.   More ▸

Hollywood Domino Gala & Tournament

Saturday, September 4, 2010
W Retreat & Spa Vieques Island, Puerto Rico

Hollywood stars visit Vieques for a good cause.  More ▸

The Huffington Post

Maybe it's because it's the first day of fall that we're already thinking about next summer. Or, more to the point, warm weather.  More ▸

All Things Bright and Beautiful

a dollop of lush greenery fringed with salt-white beaches.  More ▸

24 Hour Room Service

Brute fact: this hotel is amazing. The service is superb. The food is faultless.  More ▸

The Best Island Beaches

Just imagine if you could close your eyes right now, make a wish, then open them and see yourself on Sun Bay Beach.  More ▸

VIEQUES The Last Paradise

A crystalline sea and kiosks for dining ceviche among little Chistmas lights put you among nature in its purest form.  More ▸

9 Coastal Wonders to See Now

On a small, sheltered cove on Vieques, a 22-mile-long, 4-mile-wide island east of Puerto Rico, Mosquito Bay is one of the world’s few remaining bioluminescent bays worth seeing.  More ▸

36 Hours in Vieques

Friday 4p.m. 1) LIFE'S A BEACH  More ▸

Islas Bonitas: Vieques and Culebra

The leading ladies of Puerto Rico's unspoiled Spanish Virgin Islands, beguiling Vieques and Culebra are getting ready for their close-ups.  More ▸

Alicia Keys: Just Back from Vieques

"I went running every morning on Navio Beach. It gave me time with my thoughts and dreams; sometimes I wrote songs in my head."  More ▸