Puerto Rico · PR
Fajardo
The east-end marina town, jumping-off point for the islands.
- Population
- 32,124 (2020 census)
- Founded
- 1760s–1770s
Then
- 1772
Santiago de Fajardo is founded. Sources give dates from 1760 to 1774.
- 1824
US naval officer David Porter lands 200 men and threatens the town, and is court-martialed for it.
- 1898
Sailors from USS Puritan raise the American flag over the Cape San Juan lighthouse on August 1.
Now
Puerto del Rey is billed as the Caribbean's biggest marina, and boats leave for Culebra and Vieques. This place includes Isla Palominos.
2 tide stations around Fajardo
- Fajardo1.5 mi
- Isla Palominos5.6 mi