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Beaches
Just east of town, the BalnearioBoquerón(parking$5) ranks among the very finest pub-
lic beach facilities in Puerto Rico; it's a terrific place to swim or spend the day lounging.
The mile-long arc of sand gets insanely busy on high-season weekends, but it's still big
enough to carve out a relatively quiet space, and the beach area is backed by coconut palms
and ample grassy lawns and showers, changing rooms, toilets and picnic tables. Desig-
nated as one of only five Blue Flag beaches on the island for its environmental manage-
ment, water quality and ecology programs, it's popular with Frisbee-throwing families who
come here at weekends. To get there, turn left (heading towards town) off Hwy 101 at the
Boquerón Beach Hotel and proceed along a small spur road for a quarter-mile. You can
also reach the beach on foot from downtown Boquerón; a small footbridge connects at the
end of Calle José de Diego.
PlayaBuyé is a smaller palm-fringed beach that's about 2½ miles north of town off Hwy
307.
A NIGHT AT THE BEACH
Camping at Puerto Rico's beaches is illegal, but some of the large, developed facilit-
ies at public beaches around the island, including Balneario Boquerón , have
government-operated cabanas to rent. These facilities vary in quality - some are little
more than cinder-block apartments with a kitchenette and a grill, others are a bit
more plush, with balconies and barbecue grills. Still, they make an affordable way to
stay on the beach. Here's the catch: since they are mostly for Puerto Rican families,
they are poorly marketed to tourists, and guests have to bring their own linen.
Contact the Centro Vacacional Boquerón.
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