Arecibo Oceanfront Paradise

This house is located between the cities of Barceloneta and Arecibo on beach road # 681. If you are coming from Luis Munoz Marin Airport get off at exit 55 on highway 22.  If you are coming from Borinquen Airport take road # 681 going east in Arecibo. Arecibo also has an airport (link # 16 below) that welcomes private aircrafts and its only 20 minutes from the house.

Visit our short-rental page:  http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p183920

For a better aerial view of the house go to http://www.googlemaps.com/ or to http://www.virtualearth.com/ and write "Arecibo Oceanfront Paradise, Arecibo, Puerto Rico" in the find business window.

1- Arecibo's Radio Telescope (35-45 minute drive)*

http://www.naic.edu/  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vicxDnn6LEY

2- Camuy's Caverns (35-45 minute drive)*

http://www.puertoricodaytrips.com/rio-camuy-caves-park/

http://kaleidoscope.caribseek.com/Michael_DeFreitas/Going_Underground/  

res=940DE1D9153EF930A35752C0A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3    

3- Arecibo's Lighthouse Park (10 minutes)* 

http://www.arecibolighthouse.com/ 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcfNCg8y_Dc&feature=related

4- Prime Outlets (15 minutes)* 

http://www.primeoutlets.com/cntrdefault.asp?cntrid=1040   

http://www.mallseeker.com/puerto-rico-outlets.aspx

5- Arecibo (A typical Spanish town) (15-20 minutes)*

http://travelandsports.com/are.htm  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNTDrzmTw74&NR=1 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGeKszQzgSU   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCOIqGeACzg    

6- Cambalache Forest Reserve (25 minutes)* 

http://www.puertorico.com/reserves/cambalache-forest-reserve/

7- Dos Bocas Lake   (30-40 minutes)*  

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Caribbean_and_Central_America/Puerto_Rico/Utuado/Dos_Bocas-1644862/Things_To_Do-Dos_Bocas-BR-1.html#0

8- Old San Juan (60-65 minutes)*

http://www.destination360.com/caribbean/puerto-rico/old-san-juan.php

9- The city of Ponce (65mts.-1.15 hr)*

Taking road 10 that crosses the island fron north to southfrom Arecibo.  

http://www.offbeattravel.com/ponce-puerto-rico.html   

http://www.puertoricoexplore.com/articles/18/203/

10- Guajataca Rain Forest & beach (45 minutes)*

 http://www.puertoricoexplore.com/Detail/8_Guajataca_Rainforest.html  

 http://www.nyboricua.com/guajataca.htm

11- The town of Aguadilla (45-55 minutes)* 

http://welcome.topuertorico.org/city/aguadilla.shtml

12 Bayamon (35-45 minutes)* 

http://www.puertorico.worldweb.com/GreaterSanJuan/Bayamon/SightsAttractions/

13- Cave of the Indian (2 minutes)*

A Perfect Gateway, a Hollywood movie was filmed in this location in May 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWmpvXZJ2eM

14- Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (45-65 minutes)*  

http://www.angelfire.com/pe/sanjuanairport/

15- Puerto Rico travel maps 

http://www.travelmaps.com/

16- Arecibo Airport (20-25 minutes) 

http://travelandsports.com/aa612.htm

17- Borinquen Airport (45-55 minutes)* 

 http://airport.u.nu/BQN

18- Whale Watching

  http://www.visit-the-coqui.com/2008/01/whale-watching-in-puerto-rico/

19- Arecibo's History  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo,_Puerto_Rico

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm9o_kV_FrI

20- Salitre's Restaurant (5-10 minutes)*

http://www.salitre.com/

21- Puerto Rico Day Trips Magazine 

http://www.puertoricodaytrips.com/

22-  Weekly weather in Puerto Rico  

http://www.concierge.com/travelguide/puertorico/weather?mbid=google&npu=1&gclid=CLCDlOD0i5QCFRhhnAodXByBWQ

23- Concerts and Entertainment in Puerto Rico  http://www.gotopuertorico.com/puerto-rico-concerts-shows.php

24- Explore the cities of Puerto Rico   http://www.puertoricoexplore.com/City/index.htm

25- Las Cascadas WATER PARK  (40-55 minutes)*  

http://www.parqueacuaticolascascadas.com/ 

http://www.puertoricoexplore.com/Detail/15_Las_Cascadas_Water_Park.html

26- Ponce's Water Park (65mts.-1.15 hr)*  

http://www.puertoricoexplore.com/Detail/223_Speed_'n_Splash_Waterpark.html

27- Arecibo Race track (10-15 minutes)*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEwxuQCO7Ks

28- Sky diving in Arecibo (5-15 minutes)*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLT0q51PZeg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcwA10441Ds&feature=related

29- Excellent artistic pictures of Puerto Rico    

 http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JLPR2/comment.html?entrynum=0&tstamp=200802

30- Puerto Rico's west coast activities

http://www.apasear.com/en_index.htm

31- Horse Show in Vega Baja (20-30minutes)* http://www.puertoricodaytrips.com/paso-fino-horse-show/

32- Protecting the Atlantic Ocean's endangered species

http://images.google.com.pr/images?sourceid=navclient&hl=es&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADBR_esPR267PR267&q=Hawksbill+Turtles&um=1&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

33- Track Hurricanes & Tropical storms

http://www.stormpulse.com/

34- Only Drive-In in the Caribbean  (20-25minutes)*

http://www.fandango.com/autocinesantana_aavij/theaterpage

http://cinematreasures.org/theater/4412/

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=18.464629+-66.738510+(Arecibo)&daddr=18.443883+-66.655688+(Auto%20Cine%20Santana)

* Depending on traffic, day of the week, and time of the day