Puerto Rican Island of Culebra Remains Little Known to Tourists
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › February 01, 2011
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A mammoth cruise ship, its lights ablaze, slid along the nighttime horizon of the Caribbean Sea as we ate grilled hamburgers only yards from our tent on a wide, empty beach.
The ship was one of our only reminders that the small island of Culebra was in the middle of a region that draws millions of tourists each year.See the full content of this document
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Puerto Rican Island of Culebra Remains Little Known to Tourists
Only 11 square miles and 17 miles from Puerto Rico, Culebra sits in the figurative shadows of its island neighbors. Its shallow harbors prohibit most cruise ships from stopping -- and its decades of American military occupation restricted development -- which is just fine with the locals and the loyalists who return year after year for the island's find-your-own-adventure ethos, bargain prices and unkempt beauty.
Part of the charm of quirky Culebra is that its natural riches are not flaunted, but are i...See the full content of this document
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