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Flamenco Beach camping
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Brett d hebberecht (---.c3-0.abr-ubr1.sbo-abr.ma.cable.rcn.)
Date:   07-30-06 10:25

can anyone offer me any advice and or details about camping here?
The website is nice but fails to offer many details about camping.
I am planning to come there and camp but I need to prove its safety and ammenities to my girlfriend first. I am looking for a rustic vacation and this looks top notch.
Should I bring a tent or rent one?
what costs are associated with camping gear rentals. Thanks in advance to anyone out there willing to lend some advice-B

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Re: Flamenco Beach camping
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: jose Ramirez (---.onelinkpr.net)
Date:   07-30-06 15:17

The place is super. You have to bring your tent. Cost around $10.00 day.
Bring a lot of sunblock. The weather is around 90"s. But if you want a house I recomment Casa Bellavista ($163.00 daily) beautiful view. I stay last week was super.

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Re: Flamenco Beach camping
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Jackie (---.onelinkpr.net)
Date:   07-31-06 13:51

I just arrived from camping in Flamenco the past weekend. It was so awesome. Frist of all the cost fro camping is $20 per tent and they only allow you 6 people per tent. We brought our own tents but there is a place in Culebra that rents them. I send them an e-mail but they never e-mailed me back, so I don't know how much charge. This is their web address HTTP://WWW.HOMETOWN.AOL.COM/FLAMENCOTENT/ .When you arrive in the camping office they give you wrist bands to make sure there are 6 people in the tent. The camping site is huge. It's split in 5 areas (A through E). They have bathrooms and showers. When I went the showers weren't working but they have lots of water tanks that you can use to take a bath etc. It is safe as far as I know. We were a group of 16 and on saturday we all left to go to Carlos Rosario Beach (it's a great snorkling site). When we came back at night there was nothing missing (the camp site was packed b/c it was a long holyday weekend). We put up our tents in section E. It's really far being the last one but it's nice and not as full. Overall we had a great time. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me. Hope you guys have a great time.

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Re: Flamenco Beach camping
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: JoseGuzman (---.mia.bellsouth.net)
Date:   08-01-06 07:55

Culebra is a wonderful place, with wonderful people, the only time it gets unsafe is when visitors from the big island rush into it.
This happens a lot on July, and most of the long weekends.
Some of them in their boats, others in the ferry boat.

Capt. J.Guzman

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Re: Flamenco Beach camping
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: kris (---.hsd1.mi.comcast.net)
Date:   01-05-07 16:07

Hi..I found your comment very helpful. Thank you. I do have a few questions if you dont mind.

1.What did you do at night?
2. Are there fire pits at every site and can you have a fire anytime?
3. Is the food reasonably priced, in stores and restaurants?
4. Anything you recommend?
5 Do you think there is a best campsite?

Thank you Fawn

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Re: Flamenco Beach camping
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Detlef (---.pat.wvnet.edu)
Date:   01-05-07 16:41

I'll try answering your questions:
1.What did you do at night? Not much goes on at night. You can walk on the beach under star-lit skies... You can go to town for restaurants--but they generally shut down by 9:00PM.
2. Are there fire pits at every site and can you have a fire anytime? Open fires are not allowed. Charcoal grills are available.
3. Is the food reasonably priced, in stores and restaurants? Mamacitas is generally $20-40 per person. Some more-local places serve food for less. Groceries are generally 1.5X to2X what you pay on the main land.
4. Anything you recommend? Bring good-quality sleeping mats--the sand packs hard as rock. A well-ventilating tent is a must--make sure the screens are intact. Insect repellent, sunscreen (be very careful with the sun there)
5 Do you think there is a best campsite? Area E is nice, but requires the most walking to get there. All the sites are quite nice, as long as it is not too crowded--which it should not be in winter. 3-King's Day Weekend (This Weekend), President's day weekend, and Easter Holiday are typically really crowded. I would avoid those days.

I'll be there at the end of the month...

Enjoy,
Detlef

Detlef

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Re: Flamenco Beach camping
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Kayra (---.mia.bellsouth.net)
Date:   01-09-07 11:25

Detlef answered everything perfectly. I am sure you will have a great time. I have done camping there before and you can assure your girlfriend (and I can be a high maintainance person sometimes hehe) that even if she can't use her blowdryer it IS a safe and absolutely gorgeous environment.

Please treasure Culebra's limited resources with love and care when you are there, and definitely have an amazing time!

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