For my birthday this year we took a day trip up to the northern coastal area of Quebradillas. I had heard about a cool area called Puerto Hermina and wanted to check it out.
Puerto Hermina, Quebradillas PR
Old pirate lair ruins
There was a lot to explore at Puerto Hermina including one of Pirate Cofresí’s old lairs, various trails, beaches and even caves!
Great photo ops!
I explored a lot of the area and even found a cool carved Indian face in the stone hills though I have no idea how long it has been there.
That’s what you call stone faced 😉
This was the entrance to one of the bigger caves
A nice little fishing spot
Enjoying the sights and sites of Puerto Hermina
Selfie time!
We stopped and checked out a few other spots in Quebradillas like the Guajataca River and I could even spot the tunnel in the distance. It was a pretty windy day though down by the beach so we didn’t stay too long!
Crazy wind-blown hair at the beach in Quebradillas!
Rio Guajataca has a nice little campground area -not sure if it’s only for day or nights as well
Beautiful beach scenes as usual in Puerto Rico
Beaches, river and tunnel in the distance
Our next stop was the Puente La Bellaca which is just down the same road as Puerto Hermina. This bridge has a very funny name in Puerto Rican Spanish. Bellac@ can mean crooked or a scoundrel, but in Puerto Rico more often than not it is a sexual term that means “horny.” In this case a horny woman. I have no idea why this bridge is named that, but that’s what it is!
Entrance to El Puente La Bellaca
It’s a nice little walk on a paved sidewalk through the jungle to this bridge that spans about 100 feet and is about 100 feet in the air above the treetops with a view to the sea. Unlike the sugar mill pier, though, at least there are grates to walk on and it appears to be pretty well-maintained because it is a currently in-use sewer pipeline.
One side of the bridge
Another cool photo spot
After our outing we were ready for a couple drinks and a nice meal. Overall, it was a fun excursion and I would recommend checking out Quebradillas!
Chinchorro para la cumpleañera
Here’s a short video I made of our day:
Hermoso lugar para visitar, se respira paz y brisa muy rica, la calle q baja para la playa me dío bastante miedo.
Aunque le pueda parecer controversial o simplemente gracioso este puente que se encuentra en el barrio San José del Municipio de Quebradillas es conocido como “La Bellaca”.
Para los españoles, la palabra ‘bellaca’ era un sinónimo de algo fuerte y por aquí pasaba una quebrada grande y bien caudalosa. Así que bellaca definía lo que era la quebrada. Luego, se llamó así al puente que pasaba sobre la quebrada.
Este puente tiene una altura de 125 pies de alto aproximadamente y su construcción data del año 1906. Actualmente fue construido por la Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados con el propósito de cruzar tuberías sanitarias de un estreno al otro. En el pasado fue por donde el tren de la compañía American Railroad Company hacia su jornada diaria en los tiempos de antaño como parte de la ruta que le daba la vuelta a la Isla por toda la costa. Aun conserva sus antiguos cimientos dándole soporte al puente nuevo.