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       Fajardo called "La Metrópolis del Sol Naciente" (The City that guards the Sun of the Caribbean), Fajardo was founded in 1772. It was named Santiago de Fajardo

     
Fajardo is one of the most originally beautiful spots on the island's shores. Fajardo is a major boating center, with a wide range of rentals and charters available, with daily and sport-diving excursions as well as scheduled ferries and air service carrying passengers and cargo to Culebra and Vieques. Puerto del Rey Marina, home of 750 ships, is the largest in the Caribbean.

Fajardo's beautifull beaches are bounded by calm, clear water ideal for snorkeling, Seven Seas Beach, offers plentiful water sports facilities, offshore points for sailing, snorkeling and plenty of scuba diving.

Las Cabezas de San Juan in Fajardo is one of the most important natural areas in Puerto Rico. Las Cabezas, which means "headlands," refer to 3 promontories that extend into the Atlantic Ocean. Impressive representation of seven different ecological systems including coral reefs, beaches, lagoons, mangroves and dry forest within its 316 acres/128 hectares. The preserve is home to many endangered species. A 19th century lighthouse (built in 1880), known as "El Faro de las Cabezas de San Juan", beautifully restored by the Conservation Trust, caps on of these. The lighthouse has an information center and observation deck, from which you can have a breathtaking view of El Yunque.

 

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Fajardo Barrios   Fajardo Church  Fajardo Ferry
Fajardo Street
  Fajardo   Light House
Seven Seas Beach
  Las Croabas Beach   Las Cabezas de San Juan

 

          

 

 MAYOR  Hon. Aníbal Meléndez Rivera
 FOUNDED  1760
 POPULATION  40,712 inhabitants (Est. 2000)
 TOWN'S PATRON SAINT  Santiago Apostol
 PEOPLE KNOW AS  Fajardeños
 CITY KNOW AS  The city of the rising sun




 

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 Accommodations at Fajardo

Anchor's Inn
 
(787) 863-7200

Route 987

Fajardo, PR

 

El Conquistador

(800) 468-8365

1000 El Conquitador Avenue

Fajardo, PR

 

Fajardo Inn

(787) 863-5195

52 Beltran St.

Fajardo, PR

 

 

Las Casitas Village

(787) 863-1000

Las Croabas 1000 Conquistador Ave.

Fajardo, PR

 

Las Delicias Hotel

(787) 863-1818

449 Union Street

Fajardo, PR

 

Parador La Familia

(787) 863-1193

Route 897, Km 4.1, CH-00867

Fajardo, PR

 

Scenic Inn

(787) 863-5195

Box 4309, 52 P. Beltran, Puerto Real

Fajardo, PR

 



 


 

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