Harbours and anchorages near La Parguera

Bahía Fosforescente

Anchorage at the southern entrance of the bioluminescent Bahía Fosforescente, 2.2 NM east of La Parguera, inside the La Parguera nature reserve.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

La Parguera Ouest

Anchorage 0.6 NM west of the village of La Parguera, among the mangrove cays of the La Parguera nature reserve on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Puerto Real

Anchorage in the harbour of Puerto Real, a fishing village on the lower west coast of Puerto Rico, 250 m from Marina Puerto Real.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Bahía Fosforescente

Bioluminescent bay 2 NM east of La Parguera, one of the three bays of its kind in Puerto Rico, inside the La Parguera nature reserve.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Poblado de Boquerón

Waterfront of the village of Boquerón, El Poblado, in the municipality of Cabo Rojo, at the head of Boquerón Bay on the west coast of Puerto Rico.

La Parguera Est

Anchorage in the mangroves 3.3 NM east of La Parguera and 0.6 NM north-west of Punta Montalva, on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE

Villa Parguera

Anchorage off the fishing village of La Parguera, officially Villa Parguera, in the municipality of Lajas on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico, beside Isla Magueyes.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Ensenada, Bahía de Guánica

Anchorage off Ensenada, on the western shore of Guánica bay, a natural harbour on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S

Cayo Aurora

Anchorage off Cayo Aurora, the western of the three Cayos de Caña Gorda off Guánica, nicknamed Gilligan's Island since the 1970s after the television series.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Bahía de Boquerón

Anchorage in Boquerón Bay, Cabo Rojo, on the west coast of Puerto Rico, often described by cruisers as the most popular anchorage on the island.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Arrecife Margarita

Anchorage on sand by the Margarita reef, 4.7 NM south-west of La Parguera, off the south-west coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Copamarina Beach

Anchorage off the beach of the Copamarina resort at Caña Gorda, Guánica, on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico, 0.5 NM from Cayo Aurora.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Bahía Sucia

Anchorage in Bahía Sucia, the bay beside the Los Morrillos lighthouse at the south-west tip of Puerto Rico, 0.9 NM east of Bahía Salinas.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Puerto Real Sud

Anchorage in the southern part of Puerto Real harbour, 500 m south of Marina Puerto Real on the west coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Marina Puerto Real

Marina of 70 berths in Puerto Real, a small fishing village with a well-sheltered harbour on the lower west coast of Puerto Rico, municipality of Cabo Rojo.

Punta Montalva

Anchorage off Punta Montalva, 3.8 NM east of La Parguera, on the edge of the Bahía Montalva mangrove protected by the La Parguera nature reserve.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Bahía de Mayagüez

Anchorage in Mayagüez Bay, off the city of Mayagüez on the west coast of Puerto Rico, 8 NM north of Puerto Real.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

La Parguera

Anchorage 0.6 NM east of the village of La Parguera, on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico, inside the La Parguera nature reserve.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Bahía Salinas, Cabo Rojo

Anchorage in Bahía Salinas at the south-west tip of Puerto Rico, off the Cabo Rojo salt flats and close to the Los Morrillos lighthouse.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Playa Santa

Anchorage off Playa Santa, in the municipality of Guánica, 2.3 NM south-west of Ensenada on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Playa Buyé

Anchorage off Playa Buyé, Cabo Rojo, on the west coast of Puerto Rico, 1.5 NM south of Puerto Real and 2.2 NM north of Boquerón Bay.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S