Making the most of Blanquilla Island
Use these notes to shape a realistic day ashore, then confirm any time-sensitive information for the date of your call.
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Arriving at the port
It is a favorite anchorage for certain discriminating Caribbean cruisers. You will be tendered to El Yaque Beach.
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Sightseeing
La Blanquilla offers wonderful snorkeling and diving opportunities. The reefs around the island are known for their wealth of rare black coral. You can also spot blueheads, French angelfish, porcupine fish, balloon fish, red-lipped blenny, queen and princess parrotfish, and flying fish.
On land you will find colorful parrots, owls, iguanas, lizards, hermit crabs, and wild donkeys.
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Getting around
If you plan to explore the island beyond its white-sand beaches, wear shoes. Prickly-pear cactus is everywhere.