Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
There are no buses to Guajataca. If you're driving, take the narrow Rte 446 south of Hwy 2
and follow it for 5 miles. Bike hire is available at Aquatica Dive & Surf ( Click here ) near
the Ramey Base.
HELADERÍA DE LARES
For unbiased visitors, sleepy Lares is famous for two reasons. First, it was the site of
the short-lived Grito de Lares ( Click here ) independence call in 1868, and second, it
sells some of the best ice cream on the island, if not in the Caribbean.
To the chagrin of modern-day independistas, the bulk of the people who visit the
town these days come to consume large quantities of ice cream rather than plot sur-
reptitious rebellion; and what better place to do it? Their fixation is the understated
Heladería de Lares( 897-3290; Plaza de Recreo, Lecaroz; 10am-5pm
Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm Sat & Sun) , an ice-cream store that occupies the ground floor
of a three-story building in the town's pleasant main plaza. Though it may not have
sparked any history-shaping insurrections since its inception four decades ago, the
store's crafty concoction of over 1000 exotic ice-cream flavors, including avocado,
arroz con pollo (chicken with rice) and - urghhhh - garlic, could certainly be seen as
revolutionary.
Wacky, wonderful or just plain weird, Heladería de Lares today is celebrated
across the island and is well worth a mile or two's diversion from a karst-country
driving tour for a fleeting sample. If you prefer your garlic in a curry rather than a
cone, don't worry. There are plenty of delicious traditional flavors to choose from
such as chocolate, almond and vanilla.
Isabela & Around
POP 45,000
Isabela is more famous for its surroundings than its patchwork urban core. Nicknamed the
'Garden of the Northeast' for its local cheeses and elegant Paso Fino horses, the coastline
 
 
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