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1 [ TravelandSports.com ] TravelandSports.com Content Development, Design & Publishing Content Presentation 1 [ TravelandSports.com ] Travel and Sports®, Inc. (TAS) is a publishing company specializing in products that “close the sale” for a tourist destination. Founded in 1986, TAS has produced millions of specialty tourism guides for the governments of Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Bonaire, Cayman Islands, Curacao, French West Indies, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Saba and St Vincent & The Grenadines. We have produced guides in English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese and Japanese. Our team produces highly competitive world class design, photography, editorial, content and research. We know what works and we offer a turnkey operation for print, web and video products. The type of products that are required to for a destination to be competitive in the international marketplace. All our products are designed with these three goals: Get the tourist to come to the destination. Get the tourist to stay as long as possible. Get the tourist to do as much as possible during their stay. TravelandSports.com 2 1 [ TravelandSports.com ] Content! TravelandSports.com 3 Explore the >East Region By: Travel and Sports Staff Luquillo (AB/11) here is always lots going on in the East. FAjARdo Luquillo offers one of the most stunning Photography THere is the short list: Loíza (bomba y plena), beaches and outstanding Balnearios in all of Canóvanas (the racetrack), Río Grande (fabulous golf courses and El Yunque, the Caribbean National Puerto Rico. The Balneario de Luquillo is a Aerial, Land and Forest), Luquillo (the best-known beach on the mile-long stretch of sculpted sand set against Underwater photography Island, Balneario de Luquillo), Fajardo (day sailing a backdrop of massive palm trees. Luquillo available per town to the cays of Icacos, Palominos and Palominitos), tiene una de las playas más espectaculares y Culebra and Vieques (exquisite beaches), Ceiba (the es uno de los principales balnearios de Puerto or region. Our photo Ceiba Forest), Naguabo (the seaside boardwalk), Rico. El Balneario de Luquillo cuenta con database consist of Humacao (a strip of excellent seafood restaurants), juncos and Las Piedras (local artisans), Yabucoa una milla de arena fina a lo largo de palmeras more than +30,000 high (Lucía Beach) and Maunabo (the start of the Luis gigantescas. resolution images. Muñoz Marín Route). Fajardo (AC/11) Siempre hay muchas actividades en el este. He aquí Fajardo is well known for its excellent day una corta lista. Loíza (bomba y plena), Canóvanas (el sailing, snorkeling and diving. The day-sailing hipódromo), Río Grande (fabulosos campos de golf y Dean trips normally take you to one of the nearby El Yunque, el Bosque Nacional del Caribe), Luquillo cays for a day of snorkeling, sunbathing and (la playa más conocida de la Isla, Balneario de Comandante, the major horse racing track. Luquillo), Fajardo (navegación en velero a los cayos feasting (food and soft drinks are part of the Icacos, Palominos y Palominitos, Culebra y Vieques Canóvanas se conoce como la “Ciudad de deal). For the divers, there is excellent clear (exquisitas playas), Ceiba (Bosque de Ceiba), las Carreras” en referencia al Hipódromo el water. Fajardo es conocido como un sitio Naguabo (paseo tablado), Humacao (excelentes Comandante, la pista de carrera de caballos. ideal para paseos en bote de vela, esnórquel restaurantes), Juncos y Las Piedras (artesanos del y buceo. Los paseos de un día constan de patio), Yabucoa (Playa Lucía) y Maunabo (donde Río Grande (AB/10) description per Town visitas a los cayos circundantes para un día de comienza la Ruta Panorámica Luis Muñoz Marín). Approximately 45% of the Caribbean per Region. esnórquel, tomar sol y merendar (la comida y National Forest (El Yunque) is within the Loíza (AB/10) refrescos están incluidas). Para los buzos las municipal boundary. With over 120” of Famous for the St. Jaime’s Carnaval, an event aguas son excelentes y claras. Content both in English annual rainfall, El Yunque is the wettest area and Spanish. Map Key with traditional coconut shell masks, colorful costumes and great music. On the plaza, the of Puerto Rico. This much rain also makes Culebra (AC/13) also included for easy Iglesia San Patricio dates to 1670. Famoso for some of Puerto Rico’s greatest golf Originally called Passage Island, this 7-mile location. por el Carnaval de Santiago Apóstol, un courses. Aproximadamente el 45% del by 4-mile island was first inhabited by the evento con máscaras tradicionales hechas Bosque Nacional del Caribe (El Yunque) se Taíno and Caribe Indians. Today, the Culebra de cáscaras de coco, disfraces de múltiples encuentra dentro de los límites del Municipio. National Wildlife Refuge encompasses colores y música estupenda. En la Plaza, la Recibiendo un promedio de 120” de lluvias most of Culebra and 23 adjacent islands Iglesia San Patricio data del 1670. anualmente, El Yunque es el área más húmeda (like Isla Culebrita and Cayo Luis Peña). de Puerto Rico. Ésta cantidad de lluvia es Originalmente conocida como la Isla Pasaje, Canóvanas (AB/9) magnífica para los muchos campos de golf esta isla de 7 millas x 4 millas, fue primero Canóvanas is known as the “Ciudad de las que se encuentran en esta área. habitada por los indios Taínos y Caribes. Carreras” a reference to the Hipódromo El Hoy, el Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre, detailed Regional Map - East. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Map shows AA Soleil Beach Club AA Metropolitan 466 • Main Roads and Towns Río Grande Plantation 4466 San Juan Eco Resort 110 459 Hatillo • All regional681 endorsed Bahía Beach 472 Isabela Arecibo 686 466 113 697 112 485 698 Paradisus Camuy 687 693 Berwind 467 110 accommodationsBarceloneta such as 165 107 465 Dorado Vacía Talega Westin Río Mar 22 140 685 686 Vega Baja 459 Quebradillas 187 Aviones 690 867 866 Coco 2 major Hotels and Small Inns Toa Baja 187 Yunque Mar Reserva Natural de 111 446 113 160 Cataño Seven 130 670 155 854 Luquillo 110 129 Loíza Las Cabezas de San Juan Aguadilla 22 Seas AB AB 119 635 10 called “Paradores” Costa Azul Manatí 2 Bayamón Río Piedras Carolina 188 Río Mar La Pared Cays: Icacos, Diablo, Palominos, Palominitos Culebra 112 Vega Alta Moca 140 149 165 Río Grande 968 Luquillo Sunrise Passion Fruit Culebra National Wildlife Refuge 111 129 • Mesones 115 3 3 El Conquistador Culebrita 635 Toa Alta Belz 186 Luquillo Aguada 125 66 Las Casitas Flamenco 417 134 • Forests 983 Tortuga 110 625 123 160 Guaynabo 191 111 Florida 137 159 165 Trujillo Alto Canóvanas 956 119 Corozal Plaza Fajardo Fajardo 4416 985 155 167 20 1 176 175 957 996 251 413 • Airports Ciales 181 857 Luis Peña 125 155 52 Pasón por el Fogón 250 159 165 185 984 Ferry 416 129 134 145 Rosas Sea Food Rincón 146 146 137 164 988 Dewey San Sebastián • Marinas 164 148 El El Portal 976 416 419 111 Morovis 147 Scenic Inn 1 186 Visitor Center 982 53 3 429 10 140 155 154 174 Yunque Fajardo Inn Zoni 109 123 612 Naranjito 173 119 • Shopping140 Centers Posada La Hamaca 111 Central 977 Starfish 115 Añasco 111 976 Club Seabourne Lares Utuado 975 AC AC 401 Gurabo Puerto Del Rey 109 128 • Golf 30 Ceiba Soldado 167 Aguas Buenas Ceiba Country Inn 189 185 141 149 152 156 111 156 32 191 Los Machos 108 Las Marías • Beaches 181 129 157 Comerío 156 119 120 Orocovis 34 Caguas Juncos 31 Naguabo 140 173 Ferry Mayagüez 124 • InformationJayuya Center 32 203 El Tenedor 172 Casa Cubuy Eco Lodge Vieques 128 144 155 156 198 192 123 527 183 106 156 106 135 Barranquitas Las Piedras Vieques National Wildlife Refuge 119 120 144 172 Húcares Isabel II 105 339 San Lorenzo 183 Faro Punta Mulas 143 Cidra Tropical Martineau Bay 102 105 105 105 135 131 AdjuntasSee140 more samples on the 143 143 30 Casa de Amistad 525 60 Daniels Seafood Museo Fuerte Conde de Mirasol Maricao 123 143 173 3 Rompeolas 128 143 143 725 14 30 5525 143 181 Humacao Tulios Sea Food 989 Sea Gate 2 120 next spread. 162 201 366 149 171 Punta Arenas Hormigueros 518 151 14 1 184 Punta Santiago 200 995 997 723 Aibonito 14 Plaza Palma Real AD 119 131 155 AD 100 7718 Hix Island House 996 388 Cayo Santiago 309 319 7722 170 184 Barracuda 120 Villalba Cayey 7740 Reserva Natural Crow's Nest 103 114 162 San Germán 14 15 Great Escape Bahía Mosquito Caracas 1 181 de Humacao 102 Cabo Rojo Grande Navío La Chiva 150 7737 741 182 3 53 Palmas del Mar 102 122 Sabana Grande 149 Hacienda Tamarindo 308 131 179 Four Pt. Sheraton Media Luna La Plata 123 10 139 138 Coamo 102 371 128 Peñuelas Juana Díaz 184 Inn on the Blue Horizon Esperanza Sun Bay Tapon 7741 Yabucoa Lucía 14 14 153 Amapola Inn & Tavern 307 103 117 118 121 Yauco 181 Lucía Beach Villas Lajas 368 132 546 52 100 127 3 132 52 901 Palmas de Lucía 117 153 15 179 10 Mi / 16 km 121 Costa del Mar 101 127 Guayanilla 149 Maunabo 101 116 ©2007 Travel & Sports®, Inc. 303 1 Los Pinos N Boquerón Patillas 7760 www.travelandsports.com 305 116 116r 127 1 53 153 52 760 301 Los Bohíos AE AE 303 304 La Parguera New Endorsed operations Santa Isabel 3 3301 Guánica 2 1 Guayama Punta Tuna 324 334 3 54 178 116r 701 3 301 and Attractions per Region. Salinas 705 El Faro Punta Tuna 333 Ponce Arroyo 325 7710 Porta Caribe Content constantly updated and maintain on all references such New Endorsed operations & Attractions AF as Maps and Directories.
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    J.L. Herrera-Giraldo, C.E. Figuerola-Hernández, N.D. Holmes, K. Swinnerton, E.N. Bermúdez-Carambot, J.F. González-Maya and D.A. Gómez-Hoyos Herrera-Giraldo, J.L.; C.E. Figuerola-Hernández, N.D. Holmes, K. Swinnerton, E.N. Bermúdez-Carambot, J.F. González-Maya and D.A. Gómez-Hoyos. Survival analysis of two endemic lizard species before, during and after a rat eradication attempt on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico Survival analysis of two endemic lizard species before, during and after a rat eradication attempt on Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico J.L. Herrera-Giraldo1, C.E. Figuerola-Hernández1, N.D. Holmes1, K. Swinnerton1,2, E.N. Bermúdez-Carambot3, J.F. González-Maya4 and D.A. Gómez-Hoyos4 1Island Conservation, 2100 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA. <[email protected]>. 2Current affi liation: The Island Endemics Foundation, P.O. Box 1908, Boquerón, Puerto Rico 00622. 3US Fish and Wildlife Service -Vieques National Wildlife Refuge, Vieques, Puerto Rico. 4ProCAT International/The Sierra to Sea Institute, Las Alturas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Abstract Rodent eradications are a key island restoration activity to counteract extinction and endangerment to native species. Despite the widespread use of brodifacoum as a rodenticide for island restoration, there has been little examination of its potential negative eff ects on native reptiles. Here we examined the survival of two endemic insular lizard populations before, during and after a brodifacoum-based rodent eradication using a mark-recapture study. We found no evidence of an eff ect from baiting in Anolis desechensis and evidence of a change in recapture rates after baiting for Ameiva desechensis.
  • The Flora of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico

    The Flora of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico

    The Flora of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico Roy C. Woodbury, Luis F. Mariorell, and José C. Garcia Tudurt1 INTRODUCTION A report on the flora of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands was published during the period 1923 to 1930 as volumes V and VI of the Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands in 8 parts (4 parts to each volume). The first four parts of volume V and parts 1, 2 and 4 of volume VI are by N. L. Britton and Percy Wilson (S).2 Part 3 of volume VI included the end of part 2 and an Appendix on the Spermatophyta; most of the text however covered the Pteridophyta (ferns and fern-allies) written by William R. Maxon (18). Numerous citations occur in this monumental work to the flora of smaller islands and kej^s adjacent to Puerto Rico, namely: Vieques, Culebra, Mona, Muertos, Icacos, and Desecheo. Dr. Britton and his colleagues visited many of these islands; often making only superficial surveys and without devoting enough time to the collection of plant material. It also must be noted that several of these islands were visited but one time and this often during dry periods of the year. Our knowledge of the flora for each of these areas thus was incomplete. With such gaps in scientific knowledge in mind, the present authors decided to revise the flora of these islands and keys. This project is initiated with the present paper on the vegetation of Desecheo Island. We believe that this and other similar papers to follow will contribute much to a better knowledge of the flora of the Caribbean-Antillean Region, and may en­ courage further studies in other Caribbean areas.