Parguera is a
barrio
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in the municipality of
Lajas, Puerto Rico with a population of 2,082 in 2010.
La Parguera
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is the main settlement of the
barrio
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, often referred to as Poblado de la Parguera. Parguera is home to
La Parguera Nature Reserve, which encompasses the
bioluminescent bay
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, its surrounding mangrove forests, wetlands and a number of keys such as Mata La Gata and Cayo Enrique. The name ''Parguera'' derives from ''pargo'', the local name for the Northern red snapper (''
Lutjanus campechanus'').
History
The settlement of La Parguera was established as a ''villa pesquera'' (
fishing village) in 1825.
Puerto Rico was ceded by
Spain in the aftermath of the
Spanish–American War under the terms of the
Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an
unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the
United States Department of War conducted a
census of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Parguera and
Costa barrios was 1,256.
Features
Parguera barrio is mainly known for Bio Bay, a tourist spot from where sunset and night
bioluminescent
Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some Fungus, fungi, microorganisms including ...
tours leave regularly. Tourists go out on a kayak or small boat at night to see the bay with its bioluminescent waters, caused by microorganisms called
dinoflagellate
The dinoflagellates (Greek δῖνος ''dinos'' "whirling" and Latin ''flagellum'' "whip, scourge") are a monophyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes constituting the phylum Dinoflagellata and are usually considered algae. Dinoflagellates are ...
and seen when the water is disturbed at night. A (country inn) called ''Parador Villa Parguera'' is located in Parguera.
Gallery
Cerca del Parador Villa Parquera en Lajas, Puerto Rico.jpg, Near Bioluminescent Tour and Parador Villa Parquera
Cayos de La Parguera - panoramio.jpg, Cays of La Parquera
Beach and boats in Lajas, Puerto Rico.jpg, Boats in the Caribbean Sea in Lajas
Vista panoramica de La Parguera - panoramio.jpg, Boats at La Parguera
Roseate terns Palometas.jpg, Roseate tern
The roseate tern (''Sterna dougallii'') is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name ''Sterna'' is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and the specific ''dougallii'' refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDoug ...
at La Parguera, (on the list of threatened species)
Syngnathus dawsoni in La Parguera, Lajas, Puerto Rico.jpg, Pipefish camouflaged in Caribbean seagrass in La Parguera
See also
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List of communities in Puerto Rico
In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, i ...
References
Barrios of Lajas, Puerto Rico
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