La Parguera is a charming seaside village in Puerto Rico, blending vibrant food kiosks and live music with stunning Caribbean views and serene boating adventures.
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"La Parguera is a fishing village in Lajas, Puerto Rico famous for its seafood, surrounding cays, and islets and for hosting a bioluminescent bay. La Parguera features a relaxed atmosphere, with beachside houses and family-owned resorts. This coastal town has preserved the essence and simplicity that characterized the fishing village before the 1950s. Houses line the coast and boats with fishermen come and go. The town center offers a lively ambiance where travelers can enjoy fresh seafood and sample different food kiosks. Located inside the south city, La Parguera Nature Reserve hosts biodiverse ecosystems that consist of mangroves, cays, salt marshes, reefs, and a bioluminescent bay. La Parguera Bioluminescent Bay is one of three bioluminescent bays in Puerto Rico, but it’s the only one that allows visitors to swim in the water. The glowing phenomenon is possibly due to dinoflagellates, microorganisms that emit light as a mechanism of defense. The high concentration of dinoflagellates in La Parguera Biolumisniscent Bay allows the glow to be visible to the human eye during new moon nights. La Parguera also has dozens of cays with clear waters and diverse marine wildlife worth exploring. Cayo Mata la Gata is the most popular, and it has a beach safe for swimming called Lajas Beach, complete with gazebos and picnic tables. Cayo Caracoles and Cayo Enrique are other two cays open to visitors. Off the coast in La Parguera, a 20-mile underwater elevation known as “La Pared” is home to hundreds of coral reefs, fish, and stingrays and provides plenty to see on a scuba diving excursion." - ATLAS_OBSCURA
"Boating Through Paradise: A Trip to La Parguera The most serene day trip is to this small town on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico, just an hour south of the popular surf destination of Rincon. Hourly boat rentals are available for you to skip around to all the local ocean mangroves that surround the area. Johnny's Boats is your best bet, located in the center of Parguera marina. Ask for Naji to help set you up with your own outboard motor boat; he'll greet you with a smile! Each boat fits around five people comfortably. Add a cooler and sandwiches and you're looking at a beautiful excursion. The Caribbean Ocean never looked so blue. By Marcy Fitzpatrick"
