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Three smaller inlets gate the cavernous cove: "Malena" and "Dakity" to the west, and "Mosquito" to the east. A number of distinct coral specimens inhabit the area around Culebra, and some communities have flourished at the very bay's entrance. [3] They form bars barely above sea level and block portions of its opening.
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Culebra is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions, [1] (and means wards or boroughs or neighborhoods in English).
Culebra is a popular weekend tourist destination for mainland Puerto Ricans, Americans and residents of Vieques. Culebra has many beaches including Flamenco Beach (Playa Flamenco), rated third best beach in the world for 2014 by TripAdvisor. In November 2017 Forbes rated it #19 of the top 50 beaches around the world. [37]
Culebra barrio-pueblo or Culebra Pueblo (English: Culebra Town, historically: Dewey) is a barrio and the administrative center of Culebra, an island-municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 462.
It is an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller ones such as Mona, Culebra, and Vieques. The capital and most populous city is San Juan. Its official languages are Spanish and English, though Spanish predominates. [1] The commonwealth's population is approximately 3.2 million.
Together with Cayo Botella off the northwestern point, and Pelá and Pelaita to the west, Culebrita belongs to the barrio Fraile of the main island of Culebra. It is a nature reserve and is part of the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge. The island is home to Culebrita Lighthouse, one of the oldest lighthouses in the Caribbean. Culebrita is only ...
Flamenco is a barrio in the island-municipality of Culebra, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,048. [3] [4] [5] Historical population; Census Pop.
Culebra (meaning snake in Spanish) may refer to: Culebra, Puerto Rico, an island; Culebra Cut, an artificial valley in the Panama Canal; Culebra Peak, in Colorado, United States; Culebra River (disambiguation) Sierra de la Culebra, a mountain range in Castile and León, Spain; Isla Culebra, the Spanish name of Sedge Island, part of the Falkland ...