We chose Utuado for its nearby attractions like Cerra De Punta, Torro Negro State Park, El Cemi Museum, and all of the white canyons. Even though we only made it to one of the later, we loved every moment of our time in the Puerto Rico mountains.
If you would like to read about our entire trip, including two nights in San Juan and our afternoon in Arecibo, read our“Long Weekend Road Trip in Puerto Rico” blog post HERE!
Read more about our entire experience dining at Sabor Isleño by Los Paneles and other restaurants across the island in our “Where We Found Great Food in Puerto Rico” blog post here!
Driving around in Puerto Rico was an experience in and of itself read all about what happened with our rental car in our "How Safe Is It To Drive In Puerto Rico?" blog post HERE and watch our YouTube video below!
This wasn't our only amazing airbnb in Puerto Rico, we also stayed at two great places in Old San Juan - which you can see more about here!
We warmed up the hot tub and unpacked our gear before starting to plan out an itinerary for the next day. We sat outside and gazed at the stars while reading DiscoverPuertoRico.com’s article about Utuado. We did a little more research before deciding to go west and visit some coffee farms, learn about the native people of the land, and do a little hiking.
Lotty, who gave our tour, did not speak English! Fortunately, another family was on the premise, and their father spoke English well enough to translate.
If you want to learn more about Cafe Gran Batey, check out the detailed blog post here!
See more from Cafe Gran Batey in our YouTube video below!
You can see more from this interesting site in our YouTube video here!
Read about all of the Puerto Rican mofongo and mojitos we had in the “Where We Found Great Meals in Puerto Rico” post here!
If you want to see more from our adventure through Canon Blanco, check out our YouTube video below!
We tried to continue to our next stop, La Piedra Escrita, but were halted when the road we had been following on Google Maps ended! The pavement turned to jungle floor, and we had nowhere to go. It was quite scary and was only worse when one of our tires popped.
We knew it would be best to act with haste, and John replaced our tire so fast that I swear he could have been trying out to be a NASCAR pit crew member.
Read about what it was like to drive around the Puerto Rican rainforest in this more detailed driving blog post, here!
We had SO much else we wanted to see while in Utuado, here are just a few of the place we wanted to visit:
- Cerro de Punta (PR's highest point)
- Chorro de Doña Juana Waterfall Or Cascada Las Delicias - Museo De Nuestros Martires - El Cemí Museum - La Piedra Escrita
We loved every minute of our time in Utuado, and have ever intention to come back to explore more one day!
Here are some of our other blog posts from our entire trip to Puerto Rico. Enjoy!
Where to Stay In Puerto Rico - Beaches or Rain Forest??
How to Plan a Vacation to Puerto Rico! Where We Found The Best Food On The Island - Lots of Mofongo and Mojitos!
5 Comments
8/25/2021 10:21:06 am
Puerto Rico seems like such a fun place to visit. My sister is looking for her next vacation spot, I will suggest visiting there! Thank you for the awesome blog post keep up the good work!
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8/25/2021 05:18:52 pm
Thank you for the sweet comments! I highly recommend a trip. Feel free to reach out if she has questions!
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Nice Post.
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5/15/2023 03:25:47 pm
We would like to express our gratitude for sharing your experience of traveling to Puerto Rico and choosing Utuado as your destination. It's wonderful to hear that you conducted thorough research and found an amazing Airbnb on Caonillas Lake with a hot tub. The Lago Caonillas Lake View House sounds like a fantastic choice for accommodation, providing a beautiful view of the lake and offering a relaxing amenity like a hot tub.
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5/17/2023 10:39:49 am
Wow! Thank you so much for enjoying it. The vacation was amazing and we could not recommend the area or the Airbnb any more.
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