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The island of
Desecheo is about 1.1 miles. There are several small islet round
Desecheo, like El Murro, a group of three larger steep-sided rocks,
100 to 145 ft high, located offshore the western side, or Islotes Dos
Piedras, on the east side. Landing is possible on several places
during calm sea, like in Puerto Canoitas on the south side, or Puerto
Manolillo, a wide open bay on the west side.
The best
landing place is Puerto de Lobo Botes, a deep bay on the
south-western side of the island. In the vicinity to that bay several
houses are located on a table-land, 400 ft above the sea. A ruined
and abandoned lighthouse stands near Punta Culebron, 400 meters east
of this bay. Desecheo seams to be discovered by Chistopher Columbus
in 1492, but not named. The preset name was given by Nuñez
Alvarez de Aragon in 1517. Since 1983 the island is a nature reserve,
but frequently used by modern pirates as a base. In 1989 a US.yacht
was entered by unknown pirates and the sailors were brought to
Desecheo. After 3 weeks the people were transfered to Isla Mona and
got freedom.
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Picture taken from
Rincón, Puerto Rico with an ultra telephoto lens. |
Desecheo:
360 acre island is located approximately 14 miles west of the
northwest corner of Puerto Rico. Desecheo is a rugged, rocky island
with its highest peak reaching 676 feet. It was, at one time, the
site of the largest Red-footed and Brown Booby nesting colony in the
Caribbean. It is now nearly deserted due to extensive disturbance
from exotic rhesus monkeys and feral goats. Desecheo is home to 3
endemic lizards and the endangered cactus, Harrisia portoricensis.
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