Isla de Ratones, Joyuda

Name: Isla de Ratones
Address: Joyuda, Puerto Rico

#2 among attractions in Joyuda

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Isla de Ratones also known as Cayo Ratones or Isla Ratones is a small island located near the Joyuda Lagoon in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The island is a popular spot for snorkeling and bathing. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 18°6'60"N, 67°11'18"W

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Joyuda Puerto Rico

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Isla de Ratones – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Club Deportivo del Oeste, Mayagüez Mall, San Miguel Arcángel Church, Basílica of the Virgin of Monserrat.

1.1 miS
Golf
Club Deportivo del Oeste, Joyuda
30 min walk • Club Deportivo del Oeste is a private club in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico which has the largest marina and one of only two golf courses in the Porta del Sol region of Puerto Rico.
4.1 miNE
Shopping, Department store, Shopping centre
Mayagüez Mall, Mayagüez
104 min walk • Mayagüez Mall is a shopping mall located between the municipalities of Mayagüez and Hormigueros. It is the third largest shopping center in Puerto Rico with a total of 1,050,000 square feet of retail space, and it is the main shopping center in western Puerto Rico.
3.5 miSE
Church
San Miguel Arcángel Church, Cabo Rojo
89 min walk • Iglesia San Miguel Arcángel is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Construction on the building started in 1773 and was completed in 1783. The church's archives holds the birth records of Ramón Emeterio Betances, Salvador Brau, and the pirate Roberto Cofresi.
4.4 miNE
Church, Hispanic colonial architecture
Basílica of the Virgin of Monserrat, Hormigueros
112 min walk • The Basílica of the Virgin of Monserrat is a historical Marian shrine built in the town of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the honorific title of “Virgin of Montserrat”.
1.1 miNE
Natural reservoir with abundant wildlife
Joyuda Lagoon, Joyuda
30 min walk • Laguna Joyuda, or Albufera de Joyuda, is a natural reservoir located in the municipality of Cabo Rojo in Puerto Rico. The lagoon is one of only two natural reservoirs in the island of Puerto Rico, and is home to an ample variety of species.
6 miNE
Cemetery
Cementerio Municipal de Mayagüez, Mayagüez
153 min walk • The Cementerio Municipal de Mayagüez, also known as Cementerio Viejo, was constructed in 1876 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. It was designed by the municipal architect Félix Vidal d’Ors following the master plan for the city from 1804.
3.2 miNE
Bridge
Silva Bridge, Hormigueros
82 min walk • The Silva Bridge is a Pratt pony truss bridge in Puerto Rico which was built in 1897 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The Silva Bridge spans the Guanajibo River, the boundary between Guanajibo barrio in Hormigueros and Guanajibo barrio in Cabo Rojo. It is at kilometer 4 of Highway 114.
5.7 miN
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Isidoro García Stadium, Mayagüez
146 min walk • Estadio Isidoro García is a baseball stadium in Mayagüez, named after Isidoro "El Cholo" García, a local pitcher who threw the first ever no-hitter at a final series game in the Puerto Rico Baseball League. The stadium is located south of the city, at road PR-63, also named the Avenida Colby William Dunscombe.
4.7 miE
Sport, Sport venue
Miura Brothers Stadium, Hormigueros
120 min walk • Miura Brothers Stadium Spanish: Estadio Hermanos Ernesto y Juan Miura, is a baseball stadium in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. It hosted some of the baseball games for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.
6.2 miNE
Neighbourhood
Quebrada Grande, Mayagüez
157 min walk • Quebrada Grande is a barrio in the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,558.
4.3 miE
Bridge
Torréns Bridge
111 min walk • The Torréns Bridge is a historic bridge over the Rosario River in Hormigueros municipality, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1878 in a beam bridge structure with lattice girders and transverse joists, a design unique in the later territory of the United States.