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A free do it yourself map of Puerto Rico’s waterfalls and swimming holes, from a local boat captain: where to park, how long you walk,

A free do-it-yourself map of El Yunque from a local captain: where to park, how long you walk, where you can swim, what is closed, and how to get there without a tour.

Hola, mi gente. Capitán Jose Cruz here. I work on the water every day, and there is one thing out there that still gets me:

Hola, mi gente. Capitán Jose Cruz here. I run boats in Puerto Rico for a living, and no, I do not go everywhere by sea.

Capitán Jose Cruz here. A captain writing about rum, imagínate. Just across the bay from Old San Juan, Casa BACARDÍ in Cataño is one of

Capitán Jose Cruz here with a secret from the west side. Up in the hills near San Sebastián, Gozalandia is a pair of connected waterfalls

Capitán Jose Cruz here. La Parguera, in the southwestern town of Lajas, is about two and a half hours by car from San Juan, and

Capitán Jose Cruz here, and I will admit it up front: I am a boat guy, so this is my favorite kind of chisme. If

Capitán Jose Cruz here. Old San Juan, or Viejo San Juan as we say, is the place I tell every visitor not to skip. This

Hola, mi gente. Capitán Jose Cruz here. I spend most of my days on the water, but when guests ask me what to do on