The city of Vieques

The city of Vieques is also named “the little girl island”. It was founded in 1843 and it is a relatively small city compared to major cities like San Juan and Humacao. It has a bad history of pirate activities of the 17th century .It is about 40 kilometers long and 8 kilometers wide. It has a total land mass area of 135 square kilometers and a population of about 12,00 according to the 2005 population cencus. As relatively small the population is, the per capita income remains stable as the 2002 research shows that the precipitate income in the city stood at $6,562.

The island of Vieques is separated from Puerto rico by about 10 miles of a long stretched sea. One feature that distinguishes the Vieques Island from the other island in Puerto rico is the presence of phosphorescent mosquitoes bay where there are millions of luminescent dinoflagelates which are constantly illuminating the bay when they are disturbed by human or natural movements giving the island a characteristic colourful scenery especially in the night.

Just like any other island in Puerto rico, there are lots of tourist bound places spread across the tiny city of Vieques; the elfortin conde de mirasol is one of the most beautiful museums located at the Isabel segunda province. It is the Vieques island main museum which also houses the city’s museum of arts and history. Documents and facts relating to the city’s history and development can be found in this important museum.

Getting to the island of Vieques is quite easy, whether you are taking the air or the seaport there are stand-by transport system to take you to and from the island. For instance, the San Juan international airport links the island of vieques by air and it would not take you more than 30 minutes before you reach the island from the international airport. If the sea port is your intended route, ferry boats from farjado and some other major ports in Puerto rico can always get you to the island of vieques. There are daily air flights from major Puerto rico airports and sea ports which can facilitate your movements around to and from the city of vieques. You can make travel schedules by contacting the local travelling agents in major cities of Puerto rico for accommodation, transport and other necessary things one might need as a tourist. Agents you can contact include; Vieques Air Link and air sty. Thomas .You can also make ferry travel schedules by contacting agents like the port authority marine transportation.

All these travel agents can also facilitate one’s movement from one city to another in Puerto rico.