Festival de Pana | Annual Breadfruit Festival in Humacao, Puerto Rico

Celebrate the amazing breadfruit (pana) at the annual Festival de Pana in Humacao, Puerto Rico.

Celebrate the amazing breadfruit (pana) at the annual Festival de Pana in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Held during the last weekend of August, the Pana Festival features food and drinks made from the amazing breadfruit.

The festival is free entry with singers, musicians, and dancers providing live entertainment all weekend.

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Best Beaches in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Cabo Rojo is home to some of my favorite beaches in Puerto Rico!

I love the soft sand, clear, calm water beaches that you can wade out into the water, snorkel, or kayak. These tend to be family friendly beaches with minimal risk of rough waters or rip tides. Most days are so flat and calm the water resembles a mirror, perfect for Stand Up Paddleboarding or just relaxing in the water with a beverage.

Here are my favorite beaches in Cabo Rojo starting from North to South along the West coast of Puerto Rico.

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Property Purchase in Puerto Rico

My experience buying 2 different homes in Puerto Rico. I share the timeline, mistakes, and process for purchasing property on the island.

We moved to Puerto Rico in January 2016, planning to buy a home within a year. Well, that didn’t happen. I can blame hurricanes and more plausible sounding reasons, but I did not purchase for several reasons, including not wanting to deal with the process of buying a home in another language!

Nine years later, we have bought two homes in Puerto Rico! I wish I had purchased years earlier! So do not let intimidation or the unknown delay you from purchasing property in Puerto Rico.

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Living in Puerto Rico | 9 Year Update

Puerto Rico is a US Territory, the currency is United States Dollars (USD), there are no VISA requirements for US citizens, and you can keep your phone number, so moving is easy. Living in Puerto Rico should be just like moving to another State, right? As it turns out, Living in Puerto Rico is very different than living in mainland (upper 48) USA.

This is my 9 year update of living in Puerto Rico!

Puerto Rico is a US Territory, the currency is United States Dollars (USD), there are no VISA requirements for US citizens, and you can keep your phone number, so moving is easy. Living in Puerto Rico should be just like moving to another State, right? As it turns out, Living in Puerto Rico is very different than living in mainland (upper 48) USA.

This is my 9 year update of living in Puerto Rico!

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Scuba Dive Palmas del Mar, Puerto Rico | Lionfish Hunting

Palmas del Mar resort community in Humacao, Puerto Rico is known for golf, tennis, pickelball, hiking, Palmas Farmers Market, and activities year round.

There are also incredible scuba dive sites right outside the Palmas del Mar community in Humacao on the east coast of Puerto Rico! The reef off the coast of Humacao is not part of Protected marine areas (MPA) or Nature Researve, so it is popular with commercial fishermen and scuba divers for lobster and lionfish hunting.

Palmas del Mar Dive Sites

  • Cubera Reef at La Conga Dive Site – 80 foot bottom
  • Hansi Hub – 50 foot depth and a lionfish favorite hangout with the occasional nurse shark
  • Cayo Largo – reef wall at 60 feet surrounded by 140 foot drop
  • Udûn (dark pit) – sandy bottom reef 70+ depth with great visability, teeming with lobster, lionfish, crab, and reef fish
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