Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Good to know
- Best time to go
- December to April; the salt flats are most colorful in the dry season
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
The southwestern corner of Puerto Rico combines pink salt flats, a clifftop 19th-century lighthouse, and the sheltered crescent of Playa Sucia at La Playuela. A national wildlife refuge protects the lagoons, a major stop for migratory shorebirds. The nearby boardwalk town of Boquerón supplies fresh oysters and a lively weekend scene.
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