Playa La Chiva in Vieques Puerto Rico is another Puerto Rican, natural beauty. It’s also known as Blue Beach because of how crystal clear the water is! This amazing place is also part of the National Wildlife Refuge. It’s remarkable and truly one of a kind. I’ve been to Vieques many times, but never to La Chiva and I think that is probably one of my biggest mistakes in life. As soon as I got there and saw the beach all I could think is “how is it that I have never been here?”
This beach is so big (a mile and a half long!) that you feel like you have it all to yourself, and on the off season, you probably do. There are so many beautiful sights and Chiva has more than just it’s beautiful view to show for it. Some people have seen sting rays, turtles and even nurse sharks! In this amazing place you can also do snorkeling and the sun is great for a suntan.
There are great places to eat all throughout Vieques, the places around the beaches are usually expensive, but so worth it. The only thing I would recommend when going to Vieques is to bring bug spray! The mosquitoes go crazy when you’re out of the water, so be prepared!
Giving that Vieques is a small island off of Puerto Rico, you need to take the ferry from Fajardo to it. Usually the tickets are $2 dollars, making it $4 per person for the round trip. The trip is about half an hour to an hour, but you have to get there early to purchase the tickets otherwise there might be none left for the day. Another thing you can do is buy them beforehand be it a few days before or online. Once in Vieques, if you don’t rent a car, there are actually a lot of van and bus services that will take you anywhere in the island for the day, but each of them have their own prices. You could stay over there for a weekend or just go for the day and you will still enjoy yourself so much. The last ferry usually leaves at 6:30 in the afternoon, but you can leave Fajardo as early as 9:30 am giving you all day to do and visit different locations.
Something important to know before going to Vieques is that it’s not fully recovered from the hurricane because there has been a lot of negligence from the government and there are places still without electricity. It was really heartbreaking to see that they are still struggling, more than a year after the hurricane. Nonetheless, they still welcome you into their home with a warm smile.
Location: Puerto Ferro, Vieques 00765
CBS News. (2018). Forgotten island: Vieques still running entirely on generators more than a year after Maria hit. December 1, 2018, from CBS News website: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/puerto-rico-island-viques-still-running-entirely-on-generators-more-than-a-year-after-maria-hit-2018-09-22/
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