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Sandy Beach / Rincón

With ocean temperatures between 85-90° (F), you’ll enjoy water activities right outside the Villa, including surfing, body surfing, boogey boarding, swimming or just bobbing in the waves.  There is a rental shop right in the nearby public parking lot where surf boards, beach lounge chairs and other water toys can be rented. On the beach, build sandcastles with the kids, sunbathe, search for sea glass and shells, or simply stretch your legs with a walk along the water. Jump in the car for an exciting ride up into the hills to have breakfast at “The English Rose” and when you come back down, drive right to “Steps Beach” for some fabulous snorkeling. Also, during your stay make sure to visit Rincón and explore its many delights including the newly renovated town square where you can visit the Art Walk on Thursday evenings and the Farmers’ Market on Sundays. Whatever your pleasure, Sandy Beach Villa is the perfect place to indulge all your tropical desires.

Snorkeling

  • El Faro Lighthouse – Humpback whale watching park

  • Restaurants and bars

  • Eclectic shopping

  • Snorkeling

  • Sunset cruises

  • Deep sea fishing

  • Horseback riding

  • World-class surfing

  • Jet skiing

  • Swimming

  • Scuba diving

  • Sunbathing

  • Relaxing under the palms

  • Kite sailing

  • Shopping

Deep Sea Fishing
Surfing
Horseback Riding
Castillo del Morro
Scuba diving and Snorkling

Desecheo Island

North of Rincón, Desecheo Island is a popular destination for some of the most spectacular scuba diving in Puerto Rico. Although the island is off-limits to land-based tourism, the surrounding reefs offer incomparable underwater experiences for divers, with 20 dive sites offering visibility exceeding ten feet.

 

Aguadilla

A half hour’s drive north of Rincón brings you to Aguadilla, famous for its mundillo lace industry, world-class deep sea sport fishing and seaside golfing at the Punta Borinquen Golf Course. Also, don’t forget to check out Aguadilla’s beautiful town square and “Crashboat Beach.” Here visitors will also find the University of Puerto Rico and a busy regional airport.

 

Mayagüez

A half an hour south of Rincón is Mayagüez, the third largest city in Puerto Rico. Visitors can spend a day touring its historical treasures, including the Art Deco Yagüez Theater, the Mayagüez Post Office and Plaza Colün, a beautiful town square featuring a Christopher Columbus monument from Spain. Its also home to an exotic zoo, planetarium, university and the Mayagüez airport.

 

For economical shopping there is a Sam’s Club and Super K-Mart just before entering the main part of Mayagüez from Rincón via Hwy 115. In the same shopping mall you’ll find a 12-screen movie theater, featuring both English and Spanish language movies.

 

Rio Camuy Cave

If you feel like exploring more of Puerto Rico’s natural treasures, venture inland to Rio Camuy Cave, near Lares. The third largest cave system in the world, its sure to impress cave fanatics and nature lovers alike.

 

Arecibo Observatory

Twenty minutes from Sandy Beach Villa is the Arecibo Observatory, the largest single-dish radio telescope in the world. This 300-meter astronomical communicator is part of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) and operated by Cornell University.

 

Not so far away…

Old San Juan and Castillo del Morro

El Unique Rain Forest

Culebra Island

Ponce and the Museo de Arte

Bioluminescent Bay

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