Madonna has La Isla Bonita, but the rest of us have La Isla Chiquita, a nickname for this little island just east of Puerto Rico's mainland whose coat of arms features a scepter and a snake. With its miles of sandy beaches, – some evocatively peppered with disused American military hardware – Culebra is a mighty pleasant isle to run off to. This onetime pirate’s lair is now the domain of nesting green sea turtles, brown boobies, and savvy visitors who know that it’s just an easy ferry ride from Fajardo (on Puerto Rico) that transports them to this Caribbean dream.
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Madonna has La Isla Bonita, but the rest of us have La Isla Chiquita, a nickname for this little island just east of Puerto Rico's mainland whose coat of arms features a scepter and a snake. With its miles of sandy beaches, – some evocatively peppered with disused American military hardware – Culebra is a mighty pleasant isle to run off to. This onetime pirate’s lair is now the domain of nesting green sea turtles, brown boobies, and savvy visitors who know that it’s just an easy ferry ride from Fajardo (on Puerto Rico) that transports them to this Caribbean dream.