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When to Go

Coastal Puerto Rico is warm and humid throughout the year, with temperatures ranging from the low 70’s to the high 80’s. Hurricanes occasionally make landfall from June to September. Temperatures are significantly cooler inland, especially in the mountains.

Getting Three

JetBlue and Continental fly daily from New York to Ponce and Aguadilla, a half-hour’s drive from Rincón. Spirit Airlines flies daily to Aguadilla from Fort Lauderdale.

Where to Stay

Horned Dorset Primavera Hotel

Km 3.0, Carr. 429, Rincón; 800/633-1857 or 787/823-4030; horneddorset.com; doubles from $970.

Great Value: Hotel Meliá

75 Cristina, Ponce; 800/448-8355 or 787/842-0260; hotelmeliapr.com; doubles from $105.

Great Value: Mary Lee’s by the Sea

A low-key hotel near the Guánica Dry Forest. Km 6.7, Carr. 333, Casa 25, Guánica; 787/821-3600; maryleesbythesea.com; doubles from $100.

Great Value: Parador Hacienda Gripiñas

Km 2.5 on Ramal 527; 787/828-1717; haciendagripinas.com; doubles from $125, including dinner and breakfast.

Where to Eat

Calypso Café

María’s Beach, Rincón; no phone.

Mark’s at the Meliá

75 Cristina, Ste. 1, Ponce; 787/ 284-6275; marksatthemelia.net; dinner for two $95.

Shipwreck Bar & Grille

Outdoor dining near Rincón’s marina. Black Eagle Marina, Rincón; 787/823-0578; dinner for two $60.

What to Do

Acampa Nature Adventures

Climb up waterfalls during a daylong hike in the Toro Negro rain forest. 787/706-0695; acampapr.com; $149.

Bioluminescent Bays

Dozens of motorboats at La Parguera waterfront take passengers out to this eerie natural wonder ($5).

Ponce History Museum

51-53 Calle Reina Isabel, Ponce; 787/844-7071.

Surf Lessons Puerto Rico

Get a 1 1/2-hour lesson with International Surfing Association–accredited Ramses Morales. 787/617-4731; surflessonspuertorico.com; $65.

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