Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Fajardo's perfect beaches are bounded by calm, clear water ideal for snorkeling, Seven Seas Beach, offers plentiful water sports facilities, offshore points for sailing, snorkeling and plenty of scuba diving. Located in the east region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Ceiba and east of Luquillo. Fajardo is a major boating center, with a wide range of rentals and charters available, with daily and sport-diving excursions as well as scheduled ferries and air service carrying passengers and cargo to Culebra and Vieques.

---Landmarks and places of interest---

Las Cabezas de San Juan Light House - One of the oldest lighthouses in Puerto Rico. Bioluminescent Lagoon - One of the few Bio-Bays in the world. Puerto del Rey Marina - Biggest marina in the Caribbean. El Conquistador Resort & Casino - One of Puerto Rico's most luxurious resorts. Seven Seas Beach - One of the most beautiful beaches on the island. Classified Blue Flag for its sanitary health guarantees. Las Cabezas de San Juan Reserve - Home to mangroves and to the lighthouse. Fajardo Port - Used by locals and tourists to visit the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebras. Town Square - One of the most charming, antique styled, town squares of Puerto Rico. It has free wireless internet. Old Fajardo Sugar Cane Refinery

Isleta Marina

Natural Reserve Las Croabas

Las Croabas Recreational Park

Hipolito Robles Sports Complex

Santiago Apostol Cathedral

Icacos, Palomino and Palominito Cays (islets)

---Festivals and events---

Bicicletada Fajardeña - April

Kite Festival - April

Kelly Cup Sailboat Regata - April

Bomba & Plena Festival - May

Fiesta Patronales Santiago Apóstol - July

Paradise Fiesta - August

Cocolía Festival - November

---Famous Fajardeños---

General Antonio Valero de Bernabé Pacheco - Fought with Simón Bolívar. Dr. Antonia Coello de Novelo - Former Surgeon General

Antonio R. Barceló - Politician

Marquita Rivera - first actress from Puerto Rico to appear in a major
Hollywood motion picture. John John Molina - Boxer

Magui Mercado - Composer

Carlos Arroyo - Basketball Player

---Interesting Facts---

The University of Puerto Rico was originally founded in Fajardo.