Culebra feels like stepping into a postcard, with Flamenco Beach’s crystal water, soft white sand, and its iconic rusted ...

A beach with palm trees on Culebra, Puerto Rico. With countless direct flights and no passport needed for U.S. travelers, Puerto Rico is one of the most convenient and affordable destinations for a ...

The Caribbean island of Puerto Rico has nearly 300 beaches, and each of them is magical in its way. From the white sands of Flamenco Beach in the island town of Culebra to the black sands of Playa ...

Puerto Rico's Flamenco Beach — a remote, pristine crescent of sand along a dazzling stretch of Caribbean blue water — is considered among the world's best. It's on the island of Culebra, where 1,800 ...

To get to Culebra, about 17 miles east of mainland Puerto Rico, fly in a six- to sixteen-seater from San Juan ($60 one-way) or Ceiba ($30 to $35 one-way) on Air Flamenco or Vieques Air Link. The ferry ...

It’s easy to find solitude on Culebra, part of a 23-island archipelago off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. About a quarter of the archipelago is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-administered ...

CULEBRA, Puerto Rico — The 4-foot-tall yellow sign on the chain-link gate didn’t just say “Danger: No trespassing” in block letters. It also had a black-and-red image of a bomb and the warning ...

Give it up. The snorkeling mask isn’t going to fit over your glasses, so stop trying to adjust the straps, you idiot. Enjoy the moment. There are turtles to see. The idiot is me—I’ve somehow found ...