Humans aren’t the only visitors flying down to Vieques. Sixty percent of all the birds here also live elsewhere—their numbers topping...

When you think of underwater landscapes you see textures and colors that belong in fairytales, but it is not a figment of your...

Our beloved mango tree has some not-so-nice relatives. The luscious mango is one of our most celebrated and sought after tropical fruits....

as much a part of the island as the sand and sea After arriving on Vieques your first encounter may very well be with a horse. Strolling...

“Coqui Girl to Peaches, do you copy? Movin’on to number 2.” “Copy that.” It was 8pm and we were on our first round of walking Playa...

Vieques is inundated with iguanas. You’ll see these light-green, dark-green, tan or even greyish lizards lounging in trees, ambling along...

Here’s a quick survey of the some of our most frequently encountered seaside flora. Sea Almond or Indian-Almond (Terminalia catappa)...

Scolopendra gigantean. Yep- giant centipedes. These creatures live in the warm and moist areas of the world, mainly in the South American...