Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust’s Enduring Quest to Protect the World’s Brightest Bioluminescent Bay on the Planet

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE Hidden in plain sight down a rough dirt path off Rt. 997 between Isabel Segunda and Esperanza lies one of the oldest archaeological sites in Puerto Rico and all of the Greater Antilles; the Puerto Ferro Archaeological Site. The oldest human remains ever found in Vieques were discovered at this site. They are dated somewhere between 700 BCE and 2145 BCE, a long stretch of time during which the original Pre-Arawak people of Vieques inhabited the site. Marking the site are...

Besides beaches and bioluminescence, Vieques has 105 “fairly common to common” birds and a variety of places and trails to see them. One...