Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eating
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Barbara Rosa
B2
Club Seabourne
(see 3)
DEWEY
Nestled on a thin knob of land between two glistening bays, Dewey is Culebra's diminutive
main town and the launching pad for Culebra's rustic attractions. A languid settlement that
awakes from its slumber for the arrival and departure of the ferry, it's more of a rural back-
water than drop-dead gorgeous Caribbean idyll. Named after an illustrious US admiral, it's
a place where no one's in a hurry, and residents stop to chat about what hot commodities
have turned up at the grocery store.
Belying expectations for a town so small, but reflecting Culebra's strong expat draw,
Dewey contains a high ratio of chefs running excellent restaurants, and even an energetic
dose of low-key nightlife.
Built in 1905 by the navy for use as a munitions warehouse, the little
Museo Histórico
de Culebra (Culebra History Museum;
Click here
; 787-742-3832; Rte 250;
10am-3pm Sat & Sun)
has some historical photographs of the island, and lots of Taíno
artifacts. Interpretive materials are in Spanish and English.
CULEBRA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
More than 1500 acres of Culebra's 7000 acres constitute a national wildlife refuge, which
US President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law almost 100 years ago, and which is pro-
tected by the Department of Natural Resources. Most of this land lies along the Península
Flamenco, and from Monte Resaca east to the sea, and includes all of the coastline as well
as more than 20 offshore cays, with the exception of Cayo Norte. The
US Fish & Wild-
life Service ( 787-742-0115;
www.fws.gov/caribbean/refuges/culebra
;
7am-4pm
Mon-Fri)
administers these lands. Monte Resaca, Isla Culebrita and Cayo Luis Peña are
open to the public from sunrise to sunset daily, and all have some fairly challenging hikes.
Stop by the office on the east side of Ensenada Honda for maps, literature and permission
to visit other sections of the refuge.
