Isla de Vieques is a charming island municipality in Puerto Rico's Spanish Virgin Islands, located approximately eight miles east of the island's mainland.
The 20-mile-long island is named for an indigenous Taíno word translating as "small island" and is home to the barrio Isabel Segunda, best known as the site of protests against the island's use as a bombing range by the United States Navy in the 1990s.
Today, the former Navy sites have been converted into a national wildlife refuge, which offers several beaches still bearing their Navy designations, including Blue, Red, and Green Beaches.
The island is best known as the home of Mosquito Bay, which is widely considered to be the United States' most beautiful bioluminescent bay. Excellent snorkeling conditions are also offered at Blue Beach, while archaeological sites are hosted at La Hueca.
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