Lajas, Puerto Rico · North America
La Parguera is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Palmarejo, 53km from Ruta Panorámica.
La Parguera is a town located in Lajas, Puerto Rico. With a population of 1,141, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, La Parguera sits in Puerto Rico. It's in the America/Puerto Rico time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add La Parguera to your route.
Parguera is a barrio in the municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico with a population of 2,082 in 2010. La Parguera is the main settlement of the barrio, often referred to as Poblado de la Parguera. Parguera is home to La Parguera Nature Reserve, which encompasses the bioluminescent bay, its surrounding mangrove forests,Read more
wetlands and a number of keys such as Mata La Gata and Cayo Enrique. The name Parguera derives from pargo, the local name for the Northern red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus).
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La Parguera is located in Lajas, Puerto Rico, North America. The coordinates are 17.9750 latitude, -67.0466 longitude.
La Parguera has a population of approximately 1,141 people, making it a town in Puerto Rico.
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4 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
A lighthouse on white limestone cliffs dropping over 200 ft into the Mona Passage at Puerto Rico's southwest tip, surrounded by pink salt flats and reached by a flat walk from the parking area.
16 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
A 269 km chain of about 40 narrow secondary roads running the length of Puerto Rico's Cordillera Central from Mayagüez to Maunabo, built in the early 1970s purely for the mountain views and lechoneras along it.
53 km · about 60 min drive
photogenic
A limestone cave in Arecibo whose far opening frames the Río Grande de Arecibo valley like a window: a short guided walk from the road to one of Puerto Rico's most photographed viewpoints.
58 km · about 65 min drive
tunnel
A 1904 railroad tunnel cut through the coastal cliff between Isabela and Quebradillas, now a walkable public monument opening onto a wild Atlantic cove and the mouth of the Guajataca canyon.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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