City overview
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and U.S. territory, with San Juan as its capital and the arrival point for almost every visitor. The draw is the combination: 500-year-old Spanish fortifications and colourful colonial streets in Old San Juan, a rainforest and bioluminescent bays within an hour’s drive, and beach-resort strips in Isla Verde and Condado right beside the airport. Orthodox Jewish life on the island runs through Chabad of Puerto Rico in Isla Verde, minutes from the airport, which provides the daily minyan, the community eruv, kosher takeout, a kosher store and communal Shabbos meals. The island’s only certified kosher restaurant is in Miramar, San Juan.
Luquillo Beach
Puerto Rico · Free; parking around $4
A calm, palm-fringed crescent on the north-east coast, with a strip of food kiosks running alongside it.
Time needed
Half a day
Hours
Daylight hours
Tips
The gentlest water on this stretch of coast, which makes it the pick for young children. Pairs naturally with El Yunque, 20 minutes away. The kiosks are not kosher.
Neighborhood
Luquillo — about 45 minutes east of San Juan
Activity providers
Kosher map of Puerto Rico
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