Isla Palomino is a small, uninhabited island located to the east of

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

, near the coast of Las Croabas in Cabezas barrio,

Fajardo Fajardo (, ) is a town and municipality -Fajardo Combined Statistical Area. Fajardo is the hub of much of the recreational boating in Puerto Rico and a popular launching port to Culebra, Vieques, and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. It is ...

Geography

Isla Palomino is long and maximally wide, measures in area and reaches a height of . Coral reefs, seagrass beds, and rocky coast species are among the natural attractions found in Isla Palomino. Another attraction was the tiny island Palominito (which means tiny Palomino). Located about south of Palomino Island, Isla Palominito now almost sank due to erosion.

Economy

Isla Palomino is the largest of three private islands near Puerto Rico, the other two being Isla de Ramos and Isla de Lobos. The island is owned by the descendants of ''Alberto Bachman Glauser, the Bachman Family and the Fuertes Bachman Family''. Most of the island is rented to ''El Conquistador Resort'' for their beach and water activities. www.puertoricoboatrentals.com provides private yacht charters to the island. A ferry is used to get guests to the island, which takes approximately 12 minutes. Palomino horses can be rented by guests for horse-back riding on the beach.

Gallery

Aerial view of Palomino Island.JPG, Aerial view of Palomino Punta Aguila na ostrove Palomino.jpg, Punta Aguila at the western tip of the island Fajardo Palomino Island.jpg, Isla Palomino seen from East, the coast of Fajardo in the background Fajardo Palomino Island restaurant.jpg, Restaurant in Palomina in 2004 Fajardo Palomino Island beach 2.jpg, Palomino Island Beach

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* *{{GNIS, 1611191, Isla Palominos Fajardo, Puerto Rico Islands of Puerto Rico Private islands of the United States Private islands of the Caribbean Uninhabited islands of the United States