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The Naked Truth About Puerto Rico’s 10 Safest Beaches | Puerto Rico By GPS | Orlando Mergal

The Naked Truth About Puerto Rico’s 10 Safest Beaches 

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Think all Puer­to Rican beach­es are risky? Think again! Some are so calm and clear that even kids can swim safe­ly. Bet­ter yet, one of them is just 15 min­utes from the cruise ship piers in Old San Juan—perfect for cruise vis­i­tors with just a few hours to spare. How­ev­er, let’s get one thing straight from the start: this arti­cle won’t Con­tin­ue reading…
Man drowning and waving for help | 10 Beautiful, But Dangerous, Beaches in Puerto Rico
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10 Beautiful, But Dangerous, Beaches in Puerto Rico 

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Every year, mil­lions of peo­ple vis­it Puer­to Rico. And let’s be hon­est — most of them come for one thing: the beach­es! Yes, we also have amaz­ing food, the only trop­i­cal rain­for­est under the U.S. flag, and Old San Juan — one of the old­est and best-pre­served cities in the New World. But let’s not kid our­selves. The beach­es are Con­tin­ue reading…
Luis Muñoz Rivera Square | Coamo: The Town with Healing Waters and a Legendary Race!
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Coamo: The Town with Healing Waters and a Legendary Race! 

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It was 7:58am on the morn­ing of March 20, 2025 when my wife Zorai­da and I left for the town of Coamo. We had planned to vis­it the town of Ponce next on our jour­ney to vis­it all 78 munic­i­pal­i­ties in Puer­to Rico, but I still remem­ber our neg­a­tive expe­ri­ence there, when I chose them to be our first post Con­tin­ue reading…
This isn't Europe or South America. It's actually the town of Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico By GPS | Orlando Mergal

Juana Díaz; A Homage, Home To A Drink And Fit For Kings 

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Jua­na Díaz is one of those towns in Puer­to Rico that peo­ple pass on their way to Ponce with­out ever vis­it­ing. I know, because I was one of them. I came to Puer­to Rico in 1963 when my par­ents moved back to the Island and I had nev­er been to Jua­na Díaz. And that was my loss. Jua­na Díaz sits on Con­tin­ue reading…
Santiago Apóstol Parish | Santa Isabel, From Sugar To Sustainability
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Santa Isabel, From Sugar To Sustainability 

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Most peo­ple trav­el­ing to Puer­to Rico will nev­er vis­it San­ta Isabel. It’s one of those sleepy towns that you dri­ve by a hun­dred times on your way to Ponce or Mayagüez. That was cer­tain­ly my case, as I have lived in Puer­to Rico since 1963 and had nev­er vis­it­ed San­ta Isabel. Well, that changed last Mon­day. My wife and I Con­tin­ue reading…
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Humacao, A Great Town Saddled By Puerto Rican Myopia 

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The last time I was in Humacao was in August of 1971. I mean, I’ve gone through it hun­dreds of times, but to actu­al­ly walk its streets has tak­en that long. Back then I was a fresh­man at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Puer­to Rico’s Region­al Col­lege. How­ev­er, I didn’t com­plete my stud­ies there, because short­ly after the Region­al Col­lege in Bayamón Con­tin­ue reading…
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SEO, Social Media And Travel Blogs, Pick Two

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This morn­ing I con­duct­ed an exper­i­ment. It was some­thing that I should’ve real­ized for years. And yet, for some strange rea­son it elud­ed me. SEO on Social Media doesn’t work! Duh­h­h­h­h­hh! I’ve been at this gig since 1990, so I’m not exact­ly a spring chick­en when it comes to the web, or all things tech­nol­o­gy for that mat­ter. In fact, Con­tin­ue reading…
Saint Anthony Of Padua Parish has been closed since 2017 due to roof problems.

Ceiba A Town In Limbo

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In Puer­to Rico there are towns that stand out for their his­to­ry. Oth­ers because of their exu­ber­ant nature. Oth­ers are just mag­nif­i­cent cities. And still oth­ers are best to vis­it on your way to some­where else. Then there are towns like Cei­ba, that bake in the Caribbean sun in a sort of lethar­gy… a “lim­bo” state, if you will. It’s Con­tin­ue reading…
Seven Seas Beach | Fajardo, Puerto Rico's Boater Paradise and Water Sport Capital | Puerto Rico By GPS

Fajardo, Puerto Rico’s Boating and Water Sports Paradise

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Every town in Puer­to Rico has its own claim to fame. Old San Juan is about forts and cob­ble­stones, muse­ums, food and shop­ping. Oth­er towns are about beach­es, moun­tains, flow­ers or water­falls. And in the case of Fajar­do, it’s all about boat­ing and water sports. Fajar­do is the north-east­­ern­­most town on the large island of Puer­to Rico. As you’ll recall Con­tin­ue reading…
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Dorado, 23 Square Miles Of Beauty And Adventure 

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If Dora­do weren’t called Dora­do, it would need to be called “Lin­do”. Why? Because it is! You see, the word “lin­do” means “pret­ty” in Span­ish, and that’s one thing that this town def­i­nite­ly is. Dora­do is the 12th small­est munic­i­pal­i­ty in Puer­to Rico and the 6th in terms of per capi­ta income. With that comes lots of finan­cial inequal­i­ty, but that’s Con­tin­ue reading…