Offshore Ponce Beaches Archives

Gatas Island “Isla de Gatas”

Ponce, Puerto Rico - Gatas Island “Isla de Gatas” is a small island in the municipality of Ponce in southern Puerto Rico. The island is home to Club Náutico de Ponce, a private sports complex, and is located near La Guancha Boardwalk and next to Ponce Port. Although geographically it is considered a separate island, Gatas Island is physically connected to the island of Puerto Rico, thanks to construction in the 1950s. In this sense, it is now a cape rather than an island. The island’s levee grew from an original acre to the current 13 acres. Gatas Island has an elevation of 10 feet, and...

Cardona Island

Ponce, Puerto Rico - Cardona Island, also known as Sor Isolina Ferré Island, is a small, uninhabited island located 1.30 nautical miles south of the mainland off the coast of Puerto Rico on the west side of the entrance to the port of Ponce. The island measures approximately 6 acres (24,000 m²) of land and is another beach option that Ponce offers, in addition to Pelícan Beach in Caja de Muerto Cay. Curiously, the storm surges as a result of Hurricane María, reconfigured the sand, so that now the island is wider than it is long. The island is a paradise for those who love...

Caja de Muertos Island “Coffin Island”

Ponce, Puerto Rico - Caja de Muertos Island also known as Coffin Island is a small island located on the south central coast of the island of Puerto Rico just 4.8 nautical miles from the south coast of the Municipality of Ponce. The island measures approximately 2.75 km. long and 1.85 km. wide, with a total area of 412.22 cords of dry and arid land. The reserve also includes the Cayo Morrillito Cay and Cayo Berberia Cay keys. Nicknamed one of Puerto Rico’s top enchanting attractions, Caja de Muertos is a secluded and uninhabited nature reserve with one of the most pristine settings you’ll find on the island....

Pelican Beach

Ponce, Puerto Rico - Pelican Beach is located on the Caja de Muertos Island and is a small uninhabited island 8 km from the south coast of Puerto Rico, in front of the Ponce Playa neighborhood of the municipality of Ponce. With crystalline waters and a coastline of white sand this beach is of great attraction for all its visitors and owners of private boats that arrive at the place, parking on its coast. The beach is perfect for swimming. The water is amazing, not too salty, it almost feels like fresh water on the skin. The colors are one of the most beautiful in all of Puerto...

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