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Bioluminescent Lagoon | Lajas, Puerto Rico; Pineapples, Glowing Waters, and Alien Roads | Puerto Rico By GPS | Orlando Mergal

Lajas, Puerto Rico; Pineapples, Glowing Waters, and Alien Roads

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When most peo­ple think about Puer­to Rico, they pic­ture beach­es, palm trees, and busy resort towns. But head to the island’s south­west coast and you’ll dis­cov­er a very dif­fer­ent kind of place—one that blends wide-open farm­land, qui­et town squares, glow­ing waters, and even a touch of cos­mic mys­tery. That place is Lajas, Puer­to Rico. Click on image to watch the video Lajas Con­tin­ue reading…
Our Lady Of Monserrat Basilica sit upon a mountain in the beautiful town of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. | Puerto Rico By GPS | ©2026 Orlando Mergal

Hormigueros, Puerto Rico: Small Town, Big Stories, and One Powerful View

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Click on image to watch the video Some towns sur­prise you the moment you arrive. Oth­ers take their time, reveal­ing their sto­ry lay­er by lay­er. Hormigueros does both. Today, we’re explor­ing Puer­to Rico’s sec­ond small­est munic­i­pal­i­ty. To put that into per­spec­tive, Hormigueros is about half the size of Man­hat­tan. Yet with­in that com­pact foot­print, you’ll find one of the island’s most impor­tant Con­tin­ue reading…
Los Morrillos Lighthouse, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico: Well Beyond the Beaches

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If you haven’t been to south­west­ern Puer­to Rico, you’ve missed one of the most beau­ti­ful regions on the island. This cor­ner of Puer­to Rico is where rolling hills meet rugged cliffs, where calm Caribbean waters touch wild shore­lines, and where his­to­ry qui­et­ly waits for those will­ing to slow down. In this chap­ter of our jour­ney to vis­it all 78 munic­i­pal­i­ties of Con­tin­ue reading…
San Jose Parish | Peñuelas | Beauty, History and Resilience | Puerto Rico By GPS | Orlando

Peñuelas | Beauty, History and Resilience

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A Cloudy Begin­ning in the Val­ley of Flam­boy­ans It was one of those gray Puer­to Rican morn­ings — humid, over­cast, and with a driz­zle that made every­thing shine just a lit­tle more. My wife and I were head­ed to Peñue­las, a small town on the south­west coast of Puer­to Rico, tucked between Ponce to the east, Adjun­tas to the north, Con­tin­ue reading…
Chorro de Doña Juana | Discover Orocovis: Puerto Rico's Heartbeat! | Puerto Rico By GPS | Orlando Mergal

Discover Orocovis: Puerto Rico’s Heartbeat!

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When most peo­ple think of Puer­to Rico, they imag­ine white-sand beach­es, old San Juan, or El Yunque. But what if I told you that one of the most authen­tic, scenic, and cul­tur­al­ly rich places in Puer­to Rico is tucked away in the very cen­ter of the island? That place is Oro­co­vis — a small moun­tain town full of big sur­pris­es. Con­tin­ue reading…