Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eating
Bananas
(see 3)
7
Belly Button's
B2
8
Colmado Lydia
B1
9
Duffy's
C2
10
El Quenepo
C3
Farmers Market
(see 1)
11
La Tienda Verde
D1
12
Trade Winds
B2
Drinking
Duffy's
(see 9)
Entertainment
13
Lazy Jack's Pub & Pizza
B2
Shopping
Kim's Cabin
(see 14)
14
Vieques Flowers & Gifts
B2
Vieques Conservation & Historical Trust
MUSEUM
(
www.vcht.com
;
138CalleFlamboyán;donationsaccepted; 9am-5pm)
Founded in
1984 to save the island's bioluminescent bays, the trust operates the tiny Museo de Esper-
anza, which contains exhibits on the ecological efforts of the trust, the island's natural his-
tory and its early Indian inhabitants. Behind the gift shop, the museum runs what is sup-
posedly the smallest aquarium on earth, a series of tanks in which baby sea creatures are
displayed for a few weeks before being returned to the ocean. There are also exhibits on
the island's archeological and natural history, an internet facility, and tours available (
Click
here
).
Cayo de Tierra
SCENIC OUTLOOK
A teardrop of land between the
malecón
and Sun Bay reached by a slender sandspit (or
by wading, if storms have washed it out), Cayo de Tierra has a few irregularly maintained
trails that make for an interesting ramble. At the northern tip is a large hyper-saline lagoon
teeming with birds, including ospreys and pelicans. The island's high point peaks at 80ft,
