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A weekend in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Just take a few moments to admire Vieques Island in Puerto Rico.
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- In recent years, Vieques, a small island just off the east coast of mainland Puerto Rico, has undergone a metamorphosis from Navy testing ground to upscale beach resort.
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- Calle Flamboyán, in the main town of Esperanza, features many restaurants with outdoor dining, including Lazy Jack’s bar and Bili.
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- Explore the ruins of Central Playa Grande, one of the 19th-century sugar plantations that once dominated Vieques. A dozen stone and brick ruins lie hidden in the forest, obscured by ceiba trees and bougainvillea vines.
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- On Saturday afternoons, Calle Flamboyán is the site of a continuously changing market. A local fisherman prepares a coconut in the back of his pickup truck.
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- A small lobster is held in a viewing tank by one of the volunteers at the Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust.
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- Vieques has spent the last year improving many of its beaches; access to some were in shambles when the Navy left.
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- Wild horses are a common sight on the island.
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- Calle Flamboyán is also called the Malecón, Spanish for seafront. The Caribbean laps right up against the street’s ramparts.
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- Sailboats off the coast of Vieques.
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- El Quenepo is among the new wave of tablecloth-and-candlelit restaurants on the island.
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- A swimmer’s path shines in a bioluminescent bay.
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- A boy somersaults on the shore as the sun sets.
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