The long small island in the lower right is Vieques. Navio Beach
Starwood 'W' hotels on Vieques opening April, 2010. Long awaited, after extensive remodeling and new pools this well be the only resort in Vieques.
"Boasting the world's largest and fastest-growing portfolio of luxury hotels, Starwood leads the luxury brand segment with one of the hottest pipelines in the industry. W hotel and retreat opening soon in Vieques. W Hotels represents the ultimate expression of contemporary luxury. "
At long last! Tourist transportation within Vieques! Letty Pérez of Kiani Tours. This is the new schedule for tourist transportation. Beach Hopping: Routes include Sun Bay, Media Luna, Navio, Playa Caracas (Red), Pata Prieta (Secret), Manuelquí/Playa La Chiva (Blue), Escondida and La Plata (Silver). Departing: Daily at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM from the Esperanza beach parking lot. Look for the van with the Kiani Tours sign. When you are dropped off, the driver will schedule the time you will be picked up from the beach. Start at $10 roundtrip per person. Group rates available. Kiani Tours also offers tours to Vieques points of interest for $30 per person. . (787) 556-6003 / (787) 741-0925
• Archeological Sites ... VISIT THE the VCHT or Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust in Esperanza. Help them help the youth of Vieques through eductional programs. They also have a small shop and mini museum. T. 8850 . VCHT Website
" The Vieques Conservation & Historical Trust is a non-profit organization founded in 1984 and supported by members of the community and interested donors from around the world. It operates thanks to the efforts of dedicated volunteers and is strictly non-political in nature. The organization is concerned with the protection of the unique archeological, physical and ecological environment existing on Vieques." |
All numbers start with 787- 741 -
• AA Help and information T. 8939
• Aquafrenzy Biobay Kayak Trips Tel. 0913
• Beaches map and photos
• Bioluminescent
Bay • Bioluminescence
• Biobay Ecological Threats
• The Birds of Vieques is a monthly feature:
July features the Wilsons' Plover, June featured the hummingbirds.
• Ceiba Tree. Magnificent 300 year old tree
and landmark.
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Contact Webmaster elenasvieques@hotmail.com
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Ecology • Coral Reefs • Mangrove
Lagoons
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Ecology • The US Fish & Wildlife
Reserve & Beaches
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Elenas' Travels in India Photos. Her personal
collection of pictures taken while traveling.
• Fossils that are 60 million years old.
• Puerto
Rico Government websites. Opens in new window.
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Fort and Museum 'Conde de Mirasol' T. 1717 Open Wednesday through
Saturday. 10 AM to 4 PM.
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Lighthouse Mini Museum T. 0060 Open 7 days except holidays. 8 AM
to 4 PM.
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Groceries: There are two main grocery stores on Vieques ( both owned
by Morales brothers) and a collection of 'Colmados'. You can purchase
anything here on Vieques, on occasion, but not everything all the
time. Grocery store hours are 7 AM to 6 - 7 PM, half day on Sundays.
Colmados stay open a little later. There is also a, very enterprising,
fruit stand on the corner, past the town gas station.
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Health Food Store is located in Monte Santo on the main road.
Horseback
Riding
Paso
Finos Shows are a big event in Vieques. Some History
of Paso Finos and Puerto Rico. Weekends in Esperanza the streets
are over run with everyone showing off on their horses.
• How to get to and from Vieques Airlines,
ferry and taxis.
• Humane Society Animal adoption and Veterinary Clinic T. 0209
'Volunteer Vacation' with the Vieques Humane Society. You will be provided with a room, shared bath & kitchen (and limited transportation) in exchange for volunteering to work with the animals and/or clinic 20 hours a week. All kinds of help needed and wanted.
.. contact person Barbara Rumore
.. phone number 787.741.4773
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• Isabel Segunda - The main
town on Vieques: two banks, and one ATM at Banco Popular. The Post
Office T. 3891, two drug stores, several restaurants, a few places
to stay and some shops. Please note that Vieques is part of the
US and uses the American dollar.
Farmacia
San Antonio T. 8397
Isla Nena Pharmacy T. 1906
• Lodging: Just one night ???? You should stay in Esperanza, on the waterfront where you can walk to the biobay tours meeting places... Here is a list of guest houses in Esperanza that will usually accept guests for one night ONLY. Most lodging in Vieques will not accept one nighters.
All telephones start with 787-741- unless otherwise noted.
Trade Winds Tel. 8666, Bananas Tel. 8700, Amapola . . . all face the Malecon with easy swimming and 'night life' at your doorstep.
Alta Vista Tel. 3296, Pablos Tel. 8917, Casa de Kathy Tel. 3352, Casa Coral Tel. 1967, and Mi Pana Tel. 787-874-6221 are just a few blocks away, relatively more quiet, in a residential neighborhood.
For all lodging etc. in Vieques: visit these three websites:
Vieques-Island.com • Enchanted Isle.com • Vieques Travel Guide.com
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Rios Laundromat is open! Right across from Als Mar Azul in Isabel
II ( closed Mondays)
• Maps of Vieques
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Nearby Attractions to Vieques:
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. . El Yunque Rainforest on Mainland PR
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. . Flamenco Beach on Culebra Island
Rooster
or 'Cock' Fighting in Vieques is highly regulated and the roosters
are not allowed to fight to the death. They have an alloted time
to fight and if both are still standing when the time is up it's
a draw. Saturday afternoons at the Gallero in Montesanto.
More
business information on the Vieques
Island website.
webmaster: elenasvieques@hotmail.com
FIVE-THOUSAND YEARS OF HURRICANES IN VIEQUES. Read article by Franziska Badenschier in Woods Hole, US
Soil samples from the Playa Grande lagoon in Vieques have given US scientists insight into the last 5,000 years of Atlantic hurricanes. . .
The increase in super-strong hurricanes of category four and five -- as strong as storms get -- has been difficult to ignore in recent years. . . . . the reason why the intensity of hurricanes varied so greatly during the past 5,000 years . . changes in the West African monsoon -- a process of air circulation that occurs over a vast area -- and in El Nino are the reason
. . . . US weather experts are still assuming a 75 percent likelihood of an above-average 2007 hurricane season. . . El Nino developed only weak to medium intensity . . the first tropical storm of the year has developed unusually early. .
The seeming up-tick in violent hurricanes . . . climate change increases ocean surface temperatures, which fuels the transformation of weak winds to mighty hurricanes. . . humans, by virtue of carbon emissions leading to global warming . . . share at least some of the responsibility for the record hurricane year of 2005.
The surface temperature of the oceans really is increasing, "But that only favors the development of hurricanes," he says. It isn't, in other words, the whole story behind the many hurricanes in recent years.
"We happen to be living in an active hurricane phase," the geologist says
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