La Parguera Mangrove Forests and Bioluminescent Bay: Exploring Puerto Rico!

We're currently on vacation in Puerto Rico, and wanted to share a few special moments with you! Today we visited La Parguera on the South coast of the island, and enjoyed a boat trip that allowed us to snorkel in the mangrove forests and both kayak and swim in the incredible bioluminescent bay!

About La Parguera:
Parguera is a barrio in the municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico with a population of 2,082 in 2010. La Parguera is the main settlement of the barrio, often referred to as Poblado de la Parguera. Parguera is home to La Parguera Nature Reserve, which encompasses the bioluminescent bay, its surrounding mangrove forests, wetlands and a number of keys such as Mata La Gata and Cayo Enrique. The name Parguera derives from pargo, the local name for the Northern red snapper.

Parguera barrio is mainly known for La Parguera Bio Bay, a tourist spot from where sunset and night bioluminescent tours leave regularly. Tourists go out on a kayak or small boat at night to see the bay with its bioluminescent waters, caused by microorganisms called dinoflagellate and seen when the water is disturbed at night. A parador (country inn) called Parador Villa Parguera is located in Parguera.

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