Palominos Island (

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: ''Isla Palominos'') is a small island located off the coast of the

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in the municipality of

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to the northeast of the main island of

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. It forms part of a small chain of

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s, and

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protected by the La Cordillera Reef Nature Reserve. The island is home to ''El Conquistador Resort''.

Geography

Palominos is long and maximally wide, measures in area and reaches a height of . Coral reefs, seagrass beds, and rocky coast species are among the natural attractions found in Palominos. Another attraction is the neighboring island of Palominitos, which means tiny Palominos. Located about south of Palominos, Palominitos now almost sank due to erosion.

Economy

Palominos is the largest of three private islands near Puerto Rico, the other two being the neighboring ''Ramos'' island and ''Lobos'' cay. The island is owned by the descendants of ''Alberto Bachman Glauser, the Bachman Family and the Fuertes Bachman Family''. Most of the island is rented to ''El Conquistador Resort'' for their beach and water activities. A private company provides private yacht charters to the island. A ferry is used to get guests to the island, which takes approximately 12 minutes. Palominos horses can be rented by guests for horse-back riding on the beach.

Gallery

Aerial view of Palomino Island.JPG, Aerial view of Palominos Punta Aguila na ostrove Palomino.jpg, Punta Aguila at the western tip of the island Fajardo Palomino Island.jpg, Palominos seen from East, the coast of Fajardo in the background Fajardo Palomino Island restaurant.jpg, Restaurant in Palominos in 2004 Fajardo Palomino Island beach 2.jpg, Palominos Beach

References

External links

* * {{GNIS, 1611191, Isla Palominos Fajardo, Puerto Rico Islands of Puerto Rico Private islands of the United States Private islands of the Caribbean Uninhabited islands of the United States