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Best of Loiza Puerto Rico

The Best of Loiza, Puerto Rico including my favorite beaches, one of the largest Bee Sanctuaries in the Caribbean, Bomba Dancing and history of the African Roots of Puerto Rico.

Playa Piñones, Piñones Kioskos, and the Parque Historico of Cueva Maria de la Cruz in Loiza, Puerto Rico

Playa Piñones

One of my favorite beaches along the north coast (30 minutes East of San Juan, an hour from Humacao), is Playa Piñones located on PR-187 in Loiza. This golden sand beach feels like brown sugar under your toes.

On the weekends, there are a few vendors selling hats and inflatables, plus a food truck or 2 serving hot meals right off the grill.

The water is shallow and calm, perfect for cooling off and floating with friends.

Parking is limited, so get there early for the best spots along the crescent shaped golden sands. It is a free public beach, and it gets quite crowded on holidays and weekends.

Jen at Playa Piñones just before sunset

Cave Tour of the Cueva Maria de la Cruz

Parque Historico Cueva Maria de la Cruz is a historic site in Loiza, Puerto Rico. Click here for the exact location.

Due to COVID travel restrictions, the cave is not currently open for group tours. We were able to arrange a private mini tour of the cave.

The cave is one of the largest bee sanctuaries in the Caribbean. Currently home to 16 beehives, and there were 45 beehives in the cave before Hurricane Maria hit in 2017.

Jen There Done That and Olga Maria from Dreams in Heels enjoying our private cave tour

The tour includes information on the geology of the cave, fun facts about the bees, and Archaeological discoveries from the 1948 digs. Archaeological finds included rustic pottery, remains of archaic human bones, polished stone tools, some small carved flakes of flint, pieces of red ocher, and abundant amount of food remains.

Plus we get to see the Guardian of the Honey stone face and Tiano head shaped rocks.

• Guardian of the Honey
• Taino Head

Cave Tour tickets are $6 with an additional $2 for the art gallery entrance fee to enjoy local artists. Open Wednesday to Sunday with available reservations for group tours and private activities. They are very helpful and excited to share the history and culture with you!

Visitors are able to enjoy a variety of workshops, art exhibitions, a handicraft market, guided educational tours and local cuisine events. They offer Bomba dance lessons, workshops on bees and the local bee colony, plus the art of the Turban tying workshops and its cultural significance for the Afro Caribbean history of Puerto Rico.

For the latest updates, tours, operating hours, and more information visit the official Facebook page.

There is a small playground with swing sets for kids of all ages.

Jen There Done That making time for some old school fun on the swing set

Piñones Kioskos

There are 2 groups of kioskos (little wood shacks facing the beach) along Highway 187 (East of San Juan) in Loiza near La Posita de Piñones and Playa Piñones. These kioskos are famous for traditional Puerto Rican street food.

These kioskos serve up cold drinks and hot food.

Some of my favorite traditional rum drinks are Pina Coladas and Mojitos. Mojitos are served in a variety of flavors, but Mojito de Coco are my favorite!

Alcapurrias and Mojito de Coco

Delicious Puerto Rican street food often found in the kioskos and beach restaurants

• Alcapurrias – fried root vegetables (usually yuca), stuffed with meat, deep fried.
• Arepas – flour based flat bread, fried. Can also be made with coconut for Arepas de Coco. May be stuffed like a sandwich, or served tostada style.
• Bacalaitos – Deep friend salted cod fritters
• Empanadas – Small fried dough, stuffed with meat or cheese then folded over (like a turnover pastry).
• Empandillas – Large empanadas stuffed with meat and fried.
• Pasteles – Puerto Rican style tamales made from green plantain, stuffed with meat, then boiled and served.
• Tostones – deep fried green plantain, smashed, then fried again

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Author JenPosted on September 12, 2020September 15, 2020Categories Activities, Caribbean, Puerto Rico, TravelTags beach front dining, Caribbean beaches, Historic Site, History, Puerto Rico Beaches, Puerto Rico day trips

Piñones – 36 tips

• “I love the alcapurria and various local street food in pinones. “(6 Tips)

  “Visit La Vereda for cold Medalla”(2 Tips)

  “fried pinchos pionono alcapurrias and bacalaitos”(2 Tips)

  “pionono sweet plantain filled with beef”(2 Tips)

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• Visit the Piñones beach to snack like a local; drive past the parking lot to the small kiosks across the beach! Bring back these delicious treats to enjoy on the beach among the sounds of the waves!

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• Would highly recommend getting a cab just to visit this. There are a bunch of roadside shacks that offer the tasty local grub right by the Pinones beach. The best ‘street food’ experience in SJ.

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• I love the alcapurria and various local street food in pinones. Had a great time with family enjoying the beach and great food.

• Looking for the best snacks? Drive past the first round of road shacks & turn in to the parking lot of the little kioskos, at the end, on the right, across from the beach. Get one of everything!

• Try the alcapurrias which are meat or egg filled breaded cones, pinchos are meats on a stick, medalla beer is $1.50 at most places, the best thing I had was the pionono sweet plantain filled with beef

• good place to take a bike ride and enjoy some good and relax time near the beach

• This is the strip!!! Come here for loud music , good food, local prices!

• Typical food of Puerto Rico fried pinchos pionono alcapurrias and bacalaitos next to the beach and music

• Great place to relax, eat and have beers with your close ones!

• Nice area to chill on the beach and eat amazing local food

• More of a “locals” spot than tourist but a few great restaurants with great food.

• There’s a pathway to a hidden beach. The GPS coordinates are at backpackers.org. It is beautiful, but be careful if the tide is high.

• Very traditional place. The food is amazing

• Had the alpacurries at The Reef with a bottle of Madella. Great view of reef from the deck.

• For frituras this is your spot….

• Visit La Vereda for cold Medalla and fresh creole fish – happy eating!

• DELICIOUS ARTERY CLOG! And stunning beaches.

• From About.com: Do the words “alcapurrias, bacalaítos, pasteles, and empanadillas” mean anything to you? Probably not … but these finger foods represent Puerto Rico’s greasy, crispy, artery-clogging

• Awesome place for a day with the family and/or friends!

• bring the PeptoBismol if you are gonna eat alcapurrias.

• Beautiful!

• Awesome food!!!

• Alcapurrias!

• Accapurias!

• Cuando El Boricua está lleno y con larga fila, este es el mejor kiosco después de él. Ricos pinchos de pollo y alcapurrias!

• Una alcapurria de jueyes con una cerveza local

• el boricua the best mucha fila pero vale la penaaa

• Cocoy Place Frituras esquisitas!!

• Para piononos de jueyes,Restaurante Playa 79.

• Las mejores alcapurias.

• Están chequeando la gente pa DUI en la entrada de Piñones…cuidao x ahí 😉

• Restaurante carmin

• Comiendo alitas

• Jorge Luis y Mit

• Jorge y Mityaliz!!!

• En fam❤️️😘

• Guavate en pinones

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