Puerto Rico Day 6: Guayama and Húcares

30 December 2021 224 km / 139 mi (map)

  • Added to Eric Scouten :: Travel on 8 January 2022
  • Puerto Rico 9

We are staying again in Salinas. What to do with the day in between? Do we go east or do we go west? A coin toss decided it and we explored the coast to the east of us.

Our first stop along the way was the cultural center of Guayama. We visited the main square and enjoyed some of the classical architecture nearby.

Guayama, Puerto Rico
Plaza Pública de Guayama, Guayama, Puerto Rico
Iglesia Parroquial de San Antonio de Padua de Guayama, Guayama, Puerto Rico
Guayama, Puerto Rico
Iglesia Parroquial de San Antonio de Padua de Guayama, Guayama, Puerto Rico
Plaza Pública de Guayama, Guayama, Puerto Rico

Sadly, the Casa Museo Historia y Arte de Guayama was closed at the time we visited, but we captured a few photos of its intricate decór from the outside:

Casa y Museo Cautiño, Guayama, Puerto Rico
Casa y Museo Cautiño, Guayama, Puerto Rico
Casa y Museo Cautiño, Guayama, Puerto Rico
Guayama, Puerto Rico
Guayama, Puerto Rico
Guayama, Puerto Rico

After Guayama, we drove a couple hours farther up the coast and found the coastal village of Húcares.

Húcares, Puerto Rico

Along the coast we found the ruins of what must have been an elegant mansion in its time. It’s now a canvas for many graffiti artists.

Húcares, Puerto Rico · by Lisa Rozmyn
Húcares, Puerto Rico
Húcares, Puerto Rico
Húcares, Puerto Rico · by Lisa Rozmyn
I have questions. Húcares, Puerto Rico
Húcares, Puerto Rico
Húcares, Puerto Rico
Húcares, Puerto Rico
Húcares, Puerto Rico · by Lisa Rozmyn
Húcares, Puerto Rico
Húcares, Puerto Rico
Húcares, Puerto Rico
Húcares, Puerto Rico · by Lisa Rozmyn

Salinas, Puerto Rico, to Guayama and Húcares and back · 224 km / 139 mi
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