Naguabo Travel Blogs

We went to Naguabo, a town in the eastern part of the island for lunch and relaxation. We found a restaurant called Punta Lima, close to the beach. It specializes in sea food, so we ordered conch salad (ensalada de carrucho), shrimp gumbo (asopao de camarones) with mofongo, and mofongo with octopus…

Naguabo (nah-GWAH-bo) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the east coast of the island. Naguabo is said to be the birth place of the pastelillo de chapín (trunkfish), a very popular food in Puerto Rico. I go to eat chillo (red snapper) and arepas (fried flour dough). From the coast, you can see Cayo Santiago, which is a small island inhabited by monkeys. The monkeys were brought from India in 1936 to be used in field studies by the University of PR.

This place was a great find as well, thanks to the suggestion from Katrina at La Finca! I'm constantly reminded of how short distances are on this small island compared with how far we often drive in the states - from Ponce, it was only about a 1.5 hour drive to Casa Cabuy. The main highway out o…