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Puerto Hermina and El Puente La Bellaca Quebradillas

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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
Puerto Hermina, Quebradillas PR

Cofresi cave
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!

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Britton framed Cassie window
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.

Face close
That’s what you call stone faced 😉

Cave
This was the entrance to one of the bigger caves

Fishermen
A nice little fishing spot

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Enjoying the sights and sites of Puerto Hermina

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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!

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Crazy wind-blown hair at the beach in Quebradillas!

Rio guajataca
Rio Guajataca has a nice little campground area -not sure if it’s only for day or nights as well

Beach
Beautiful beach scenes as usual in Puerto Rico

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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!

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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.

Bellaca Bridge Puente
One side of the bridge

BW 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!

Cassie barfly
Chinchorro para la cumpleañera

Here’s a short video I made of our day:

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