(go here to see all Vieques Island posts) Around Christmas 2012, I spent a week running around the island of Vieques by myself. I explored abandoned military bunkers, sugar mill ruins, a decaying lighthouse, and off-roading in the jungle. I’d passed up my traditional Christmases spent with my family, drinking hot chocolate, and listening to (but not necessarily enjoying) my siblings’ farting contest to go on vacation with my then-boyfriend. Unfortunately, it turned out he […read more…]
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(go here to see all Vieques Island posts) The Playa Grande Sugar Plantation ruins are on Vieques Island in Puerto Rico. For the sake of honesty and full disclosure, the ruins are occasionally open to the public during tourist season and are legally accessible as long as you stick to the path. However, if you go off-season and off-path, you can find some sketchy tunnels and disregarded areas that aren’t part of the tour. And […read more…]
(go here to see all Vieques Island posts) The Puerto Ferro Lighthouse lies on the south side of the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico. (Vieques has an unfortunately sordid history, which you can read about in my other posts about the island, linked above.) From 1899 to 1926, it guided ships through the Vieques Passage. Its construction began in 1896 (frequently and incorrectly cited as the date it was first lit) by the Spanish […read more…]