Piñones - Loíza

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Piñones - Loíza

Neighborhoods

Torrecilla Baja

Torrecilla Baja better known as Cangrejo and Piñones, is a neighborhood part of Loíza Municipality. This area is at 5 miles form the international airport Luis Muñoz Marin, and other tourist attractions in Isla Verde - Carolina. Piñones is famous for the local restaurants along PR-187 Road, where you can eat mofongo, trifongo (our favorite), pinchos, sea food, alcapurrias, bacalaitos and more. During weekends you will see more movement in the area since locals and tourist love to visit and enjoy a good beer, dinner and music. The area also has the Piñones State Forest. An unique ecosystem of more than 1,376 acres of mangrove and with a variety of flora and fauna. In it there are many species of birds, of which 46 are endangered species. Along the Piñones forest you will find an 8-mile promenade between the beach and the mangrove. Which is perfect for a walk, exercise and bike ride. Our Torrecilla Baja Lagoon is also famous for tarpon fishing tournaments and charters. Loíza is also known as the “The Capital of Traditions". Loíza is one of the few places in Puerto Rico where our African heritage is vividly represented. In Loíza the African heritage of music and dance is kept alive in the bomba and plena, notably by the Hermanos Ayala. You can visit COPI, a community entity that provide bomba dance classes, plus rent bikes and kayaks. In the other hand, those who visit the area will see some houses that seem abandoned. Many of them are being remodeled since Hurricane Maria. Neighbors are very friendly and always keep an eye. The neighborhood has very picturesque areas and other ones perfect to relax and to be in contact with nature. Neighborhood tends to be dark at night since we have red or amber lighting at the main road to mitigate light pollution and help marine species, such as turtles to nest on our beaches.

Torrecilla Baja

Torrecilla Baja better known as Cangrejo and Piñones, is a neighborhood part of Loíza Municipality. This area is at 5 miles form the international airport Luis Muñoz Marin, and other tourist attractions in Isla Verde - Carolina. Piñones is famous for the local restaurants along PR-187 Road, where you can eat mofongo, trifongo (our favorite), pinchos, sea food, alcapurrias, bacalaitos and more. During weekends you will see more movement in the area since locals and tourist love to visit and enjoy a good beer, dinner and music. The area also has the Piñones State Forest. An unique ecosystem of more than 1,376 acres of mangrove and with a variety of flora and fauna. In it there are many species of birds, of which 46 are endangered species. Along the Piñones forest you will find an 8-mile promenade between the beach and the mangrove. Which is perfect for a walk, exercise and bike ride. Our Torrecilla Baja Lagoon is also famous for tarpon fishing tournaments and charters. Loíza is also known as the “The Capital of Traditions". Loíza is one of the few places in Puerto Rico where our African heritage is vividly represented. In Loíza the African heritage of music and dance is kept alive in the bomba and plena, notably by the Hermanos Ayala. You can visit COPI, a community entity that provide bomba dance classes, plus rent bikes and kayaks. In the other hand, those who visit the area will see some houses that seem abandoned. Many of them are being remodeled since Hurricane Maria. Neighbors are very friendly and always keep an eye. The neighborhood has very picturesque areas and other ones perfect to relax and to be in contact with nature. Neighborhood tends to be dark at night since we have red or amber lighting at the main road to mitigate light pollution and help marine species, such as turtles to nest on our beaches.