᠎Punta Santiago

El Yunque & East Coast


Once a ramshackle fishing village, seaside Punta Santiago is now a local weekend and holiday hot spot. Its chinchorros and restaurants offer lots of tasty treats such as arroz con jueyes (rice with crab), pastelillos (turnovers), mofongo and pork in all shapes, ways and forms. During high season it’s fun and upbeat, a window into the local beach-town culture.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby El Yunque & East Coast attractions

1. Playa Humacao

0.16 MILES

Where the letters spell out 'Punta Santiago' you leave Naguabo for Humacao and a long sweep of windswept beach, including Playa Punta Santiago and Playa…

3. Malecón de Naguabo

3.26 MILES

One of the set locations for The Rum Diary movie, Naguabo's waterfront is a long, pleasant malecón (promenade) overlooking the bay, with dramatic views of…

4. El Hippie Petroglyphs

6.22 MILES

Outside the national park in El Yunque's foothills, several Taíno petroglyphs are carved onto two huge rocks along the Rio Blanco, just south of a…

5. El Yunque National Forest

9.38 MILES

El Yunque National Forest is one of Puerto Rico’s crown jewels with nearly 29,000 acres of lush, mountainous terrain scattered with waterfalls, rushing…

6. Baño Grande & Baño de Oro

9.83 MILES

Baño Grande, a former swimming hole built during the Depression by the Civilian Conservation Corps, lies across Hwy 191 from the Palo Colorado Information…

7. La Mina Falls

9.84 MILES

At the time of research, La Mina Trail was closed for repair, due to reopen in 2021. Check the El Yunque National Forest website (www.fs.usda.gov/elyunque…

8. Yokahú Tower

10.4 MILES

This 65ft, Moorish-looking stone tower was built as a lookout in 1962. It's the first good spot for vistas of the islands to the east, but there are…

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