Luquillo

Luquillo (Loo-KEE-oh) is a city in Puerto Rico.

Fly in to San Juan, get a car rental and drive route 3 east to Luquillo.

El Yunque Tropical Rainforest

Las Cabezas de San Juan Nature Reserve

• Balneario de Luquillo, Avenida 65 Infantería, ☎ +1-(787)-889-5871, www.cpnpr.gobierno.pr. 8AM - 18PM. A decent public beach with a few nice food shacks located a few feet from the beach.

• Lolita's, ☎ 787-889-0250. Lolita's is an excellent Mexican restaurant with very fair prices.

• Luquillo Sunrise Beach Inn, A2 Costa Azul, ☎ 787-409-2929 (info@luquillosunrise.com), www.luquillosunrise.com. Located along a wavy stretch of beach Luquillo Sunrise Beach Inn is a very pleasant hotel with a friendly staff, spacious rooms, most with a balcony and a few extra amenities such as free use of beach chairs and towels. The beach out front is very nice, especially as the hotel does its best to keep it trash-free. It is frequented by surfers since there isn't a reef to break the waves. Walk west a very short distance and you will find a nice, quiet beach with reef protection. $95 - $125 per night. (18.37778,)
• Luquillo Beachfront Penthouse (http://www.luquillobeachfront.com), Vistas del Faro (beachfront, near Calle Veve Calzada, next door to the Sunrise Beach Inn), www.luquillobeachfront.com. checkin: 1:00pm; checkout: 11:00am. 1,500 square feet rental unit with a fully equipped kitchen, wrap-around terrace offering all around ocean views and a rain forest view from the back. Assigned parking, pool, and pets are allowed. $135 / night.

Beautiful beach front/ocean front apartment. Fully furnished. Located in the town of Luquillo, Puerto Rico. 4 miles from the base of the Caribbean Tropical Forest (El Yunque). 4 miles from the Rio Mar Westin Hotel. Adjacent to the Blue Flag Luquillo Public Beach. 30 miles from downtown San Juan. 301.455.5501

• Going W on the 3 towards San Juan from Luquillo are food courts called Kioskos. For a slightly pricey but delicious Puerto Rican meal, check out La Parrilla which is Kioskos #2 near the end on the westmost side. • Melvin M.
• Luquillo is known as " La Capital del Sol " (sun capital) and " La Riviera de Puerto Rico " (Puerto Rico's riviera). Luquillo was founded in 1797 by Cristóbal Guzmán. The town was named after the Indian cacique Loquillo, who died a few years after the last Indian rebellion in 1513. If you … • Bernie B.