About Culebra

General
Culebra's series of bays, peninsulas, and bars create a long and intricate shoreline, some of which end in abrupt cliffs, sandy shores, or mangrove forests. The principal harbor, Ensenada Honda, is considered to be one of the most secure hurricane harbors in the Caribbean. The topography of Culebra is irregular with low elevation hills. Mount Resaca is the tallest hill on the island at 650 ft.

Location
The island of Culebra lies approximately 17 miles east of Puerto Rico, 12 miles west of St. Thomas and 9 miles north of Vieques. Its total area, including surrounding Cays, is 7,000 acres

Temperature
With days ranging between 80 - 95 and nights from 75-85 temperature in Culebra is generally Perfect. Although Culebra is a fairly arid island, it does rain. However, no need to bring serious rain gear as you will get too hot wearing it. Just be prepared to get wet or hang back and read for 10 minutes until it stops. The rainy season tends to be May to November, with the most rain in September October and November.

Environment

• Turtles
  Two endangered species of turtles, the Hawksbill and the Leather Back, are found at Culebra. So are two other species that have been proposed for threatened status: the Loggerhead and Green sea turtles. According to Tom Carr's 1974 report, "Marine Turtles of Culebra," all four of these species use the Culebra area, and most of the breaches for nesting sites.
• Birds
  Several species of oceanic birds build nesting colonies on the offshore Cays on the northwest tip of the Flamenco Peninsula. Sooty terns are abundant on four Cays. Their largest colony, located on Culebra itself, covers more than eight hundred acres of the Flamenco Peninsula, Brown "Boobies", Laughing Gulls, Sooty Terns, Bridled Terns and Noddy Terns are known to breed on the Flamenco Peninsula as well as many of they Cays surrounding the Peninsula.
  
  The Brown Pelican, an endangered species protected by federal law, has been sighted in mangrove areas and adjacent waters. In the marsh ponds and mangrove swamp, the Bahamas Pintail, the Masked Duck and the Ruddy Duck nest and thrive. The lagoons form the most important wintering ground for the migratory water foul on the island.
  
  More info, on Culebra Birds. (courtesy of Harbour View Villas)
  
• Coral Reefs
  
• History

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