Puerto Ferro

Puerto Ferro is a barrio in the municipality of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 705.

Type: barrio of Puerto Rico
Description: barrio in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Also known as: “Puerto Ferro Barrio”, “Puerto Ferro, Puerto Rico”, and “Puerto Ferro, Vieques”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Puerto Ferro Lighthouse and Caracas Beach.

Puerto Ferro Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Puerto Ferro Light, also known as Faro de Puerto Ferro, is a historic lighthouse located in the Vieques, Puerto Rico. The light was first lit in 1896. It is one of the last minor or local lights to be built by the Spanish government.

Caracas Beach

Beach

Caracas Beach, also known as Red Beach in English, is a beach on the southern coast of Vieques in the barrio of Puerto Ferro. The beach is famous for its white sand, its clear blue waters, tidal pools and shallow cove perfect for snorkeling.

Vieques National Wildlife Refuge

Islet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Vieques National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge on the island of Vieques in the Puerto Rico archipelago. It is part of the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Vieques National Wildlife Refuge is situated 3½ km east of Puerto Ferro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esperanza.

Esperanza

Suburb

Photo: ReggaeMan567, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Esperanza is a comunidad in Puerto Real Barrio, on the south side of the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. It was the location of Hacienda Casa del Frances, a historic site listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Esperanza is situated 6 km west of Puerto Ferro.

Puerto Ferro

Location: Vieques, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.1161° or 18° 6′ 58″ north

Longitude

-65.4176° or 65° 25′ 3″ west

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

77CP4H8J+CX

GeoNames ID

7268826

Wikidata ID

Q3925395

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Satellite Map

Discover Puerto Ferro from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Puerto Ferro” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Puerto Ferro Barrio”
Dutch: “Puerto Ferro”
Italian: “Puerto Ferro (Vieques)”
Italian: “Puerto Ferro”
Spanish: “Barrio Puerto Ferro”
Spanish: “Puerto Ferro (Puerto Rico)”
Spanish: “Puerto Ferro (Vieques)”
Spanish: “Puerto Ferro”

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