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The Navy–Culebra protests is the name given by American media to a series of protests starting in 1971 on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico against the United States Navy use of the island. [64] The protests led to the U.S. Navy abandoning its facilities on Culebra.
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.
The Culebra National Wildlife Refuge (Spanish: Refugio nacional de vida silvestre de Culebra) is a National Wildlife Refuge in Puerto Rico. It is part of the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which is a unit of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is the site of the former Camp Roosevelt. [2]
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).
Flamenco Beach is a public beach on the Caribbean island of Culebra (Spanish pronunciation: [kuˈleβɾa]). It is known for its shallow turquoise waters, white sand, swimming areas, and diving sites. It stretches for a mile around a sheltered, horseshoe-shaped bay. Playa Flamenco is a popular beach destination for both Culebra and Puerto Rico.
Map of Culebra highlighting Fraile barrio which includes Culebrita. Culebrita is a coral island approximately 1 mile in length and a tourist spot. [2] It is roughly y-shaped with three branches extending from the island's center. Punta del Este is the easternmost landmass of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.