Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria, Spain. tourist information

Puerto Rico - Tourist information & guide

Puerto Rico Panorama Photograph

The main Puerto Rico Nightlife area is located along the valleybehind the left hand side of the central hill in the photograph

Description of Puerto Rico

Take a stark, narrow valley, add a wall of gleaming white apartments built into the steep hillsides, glorious views, tropical palms and a sandy beach - result: Puerto Rico. Steps thread the hills down to the beach and centre; families with buggies or anyone with trouble walking will find taxis essential. The gently shelving, man-made beach is very popular especially with the British.

The resort and, it's beach and Angry Birds Activity Park are very popular with families.

The hilly nature of Puerto Rico can make it difficult for people who are less mobile and for buggies

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Puerto Rico Breakwater
Puerto Rico Beach
Red trees
Lilac to purple bushes
Take a Sea Front Stroll
Bahia Playa Restaurant
Sail Boat Sculpture
Marina

Location of Puerto Rico

Located on the South West coast of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
The resort is built up the steep sides of a valley. This gives magnificent views from most of the properties.
Playa del Ingles 25km
Airport 30km

Transfer time Airport - Puerto Rico

Approximate package holiday coach transfer time 40 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes

Puerto Rico Harbours

A picturesque harbour s always a major attraction in any coastal resort. This is doubly so in Puerto Rico because it has 2 harbours located on both sides of the beach.

Puerto Escala
(Port of Call) is harbour catering for Ferries and Cruise boats, and SCUBA diving etc.
Puerto Base
(Base Port) Yachts, boats for water sports and SCUBA diving.

The harbours are a magnet for yachtsmen and sightseers.

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Puerto Escala Swimming
Puerto Base is ideal to spend some time admiring the boats and yachts in the harbour
Puerto Escala
Pirate Ship

Puerto Rico Boat trips

A selection of boat trips and water sports can be booked at the harbours

Trips to see dolphins and whales
Fishing trips provided by the following boats: Barrakuda II, Blue Marlin III, Cavalier, Dorado, Felusi, Katfish, Sailfishand white stryker.
Most vessels provide fishing equipment and bait, some also provide drink and food.
Ferries to other resorts along the coast
Boat hire

Low Budget Boat Trip - Tourist Ferry

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Ferry runs between: Puerto Mogan, Puerto Rico, Anfi & Arguineguin
Ferry runs between: Puerto Mogan, Puerto Rico, Anfi & Arguineguin. All boats also have onboard refreshments bar.

The ferries have an hourly service
One Way or Round Trips are available

Scuba Diving

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SCUBA Divers alongside a harbour jetty
Dive Center Logo * an Octopus
A Happy group of Divers in a rigid Inflatable
A fabulous photograph of a large shoal of fish

There are 3 diving schools near to the harbour walls on both sides of the Puerto Escala harbour

Aquannauts. Puerto Base

Blue Water Diving

Top Diving. Puerto Escala C. Doreste y Molina s/n, 35130 Puerto Rico,

Zeus Dive Center Puerto Rico Diving Puerto Rico Diving

Facilities in Puerto Rico

Watersports are offered at the marina, as is deep-sea fishing. Tennis, squash, mini golf and a water park can all be found here. The traffic-free centre in the valley is crammed with shops, restaurants, a disco and bars, many playing music – audible even from the apartments.

Post Office

Address of the Puerto Rico Post Office (Correos)
Avenida de Mogan 1, 35130 Puerto Rico, Tel. 928 56 11 83

Puerto Rico Beaches

Puerto Rico

Panorama of Puerto Escala and Puerto Rico Beach

The gently shelving, man-made beach makes it an ideal bathing beach, especially with families with children.is very popular (expect crowds in high season).

The sandy beach is also next to, and therefore protected by the harbour walls which smoothes down any wave effect making it safer for small children. There is a harbour / Marina located at both end of the beach. Puerto Base, the main harbour is located in front of the large building, the Marina Suites Aparthotel, which is under the hill in the centre of the photograph. The smaller marina Puerto Escala is located in the foreground.

Panorama of Puerto Rico Beach

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Beach & Hillside Apartments
Ideal for Kids. Very shelterd sea
Waterslide

Beautiful and popular Puerto Rico Beach

The sea is also buoyed and roped off to keep boats away from most of the beach.

Watersports from the Beach

Aqua Sports operate from the beach with

A private jet ski circuit with instructors
Banana boat excursions

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Peddle boat
Launching a small SailingBoat
Sailing
Power Boats

La Mar Swimming Pool open to the public

Most apartment complexes have there own swimming pools but there is also a public swimming pool in Puerto Rico just a few metres inland from the centre of the beach.

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Puerto Rico Nightlife, Bars & Clubs

We now have a separate page listing the top bars and clubs Puerto Rico Bars

Cliff Top Walk - Puerto Rico to Amadores

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Rock Pinnacle fronted by Cati plants, located above the western sea mall pier & between the main road gC 500 and cliff path to Playa Amores beach

There is a fabulous cliff top walk between Amadores and Puerto Rico. Take a camera with you to enjoy the stunning views. It is roughly 1 kilometre and takes around 20 minutes.

The Rock Pinnacle, photograph on the right, is along side the footpath, near the start of the path, and it overlooks Puerto Rico's Bay, Beach and Valley. The rock is surrounded by a profusion of cacti plants.

Shopping Centres in Puerto Rico

The centre of Puerto Rico has an array of shops and boutique most are located in one of the 4 shopping centres. For real shopaholics, a trip out to Las Palmas is essential as the city boasts a wide selection of chic boutiques, comprehensive stores and large shopping malls.

The Spanish call shopping centres Commercial Centres which is a more accurate name because there are probably more restaurants, bars, clubs and nightlife than shops.

All these Shopping centre locations are shown on our Puerto Rico Map

CC Puerto Rico

This is the largest commercial centre (shopping centre) in Puerto Rico. With shops, supermarkets, bars, restaurants, nightclubs, discos, banks, money exchange and a pharmacy. The centre is named into 3 areas Fase(Phase) I, II & III

This is the main nightlife centre .

Avenida Tomas Roca Bosch

Europa Shopping Centre

Located on high ground between Puerto Rico and Playa Amadores on the Avenida de la Cornisa.

Avenida de la Cornisa, s/n, Puerto Rico.

Pasarela Shopping Centre

Located near the Western Marina under the Cliffs and Main road.

Calle Olímpicos Doreste y Molina, Puerto Rico.

Chemists

CC Puerto Rico Shopping Centre, Tel: 928 56 09 99
Pasarela Shopping Centre

Puerto Rico Restaurants

Puerto Rico has a wide range of restaurants that serve a variety of international and traditional menus. Whatever your tastes or purse, you'll find something to suit you in the resort.

La Taberna Restaurant

La Taberna Restaurant Timanfaya

The photograph on the right is from La Taberna Restaurant Timanfaya.

The restaurant has a very extensive menu to suit all tastes.

Avenida de Veneguera s/n, Aptos. Timanfaya 35130 Puerto Rico.

www.lataberna.cc/

Nearby Resorts to Puerto Rico

Amadores

A 20-minute stroll along the sea front from Puerto Rico harbour.

Playa Taurito 9km

Playa Taurito is a select residential development, set back from a sandy beach between bright and lively Puerto Rico and the charming Mediterranean-style Puerto de Mogan . It has a small selection of shops and bars.

Puerto Rico Buses

Local Buses - Guaguas Mogán

A local bus service, essential in this large hilly region, is run by Guaguas Mogan. Timetables are displayed at the bus stops and obtainable from the Tourist Office. The fare is 80 cents for any distance.

Puerto Rico, Avenida Tomas Roca Bosch - Europa Shopping Centre - Playa de Amadores.

This service stops at most of the tourist apartment complexes en route.

Puerto Rico, Avenida Tomas Roca Bosch - Calle Roque del Este - the Ravine Barranco de Agua de la Perra

Puerto Rico, Avenida Tomas Roca Bosch.

Gran Canaria Buses - Global

Bus Stops in Puerto Rico: The main bus stop is near the Tourist Office.

Frequent bus services, roughly every 15 minutes run along the coast, operated by Global bus services connecting the 3 nearby resorts of Arguineguín, Puerto Rico and Puerto de Mogán with the Maspalomas and Playa del Ingles.

Popular Bus Routes: Click on a route number for more information.

01 Las Palmas de G.C. - Puerto de Mogan .

32 Puerto de Mogan - Playa del Ingles.

33 Playa del Inglés - Puerto Rico - Puerto de Mogan.

39 Puerto Rico - Parque Tropical (Playa del Ingles Bus station) .

70 Puerto Rico - Palmitos Park.

91 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Playa del Cura.

66 Faro de Maspalomas - Aeropuerto (Airport) Catch one of the buses above and change to Bus 66 in Maspalomas or Playa del Ingles, we recommend changing at Playa del Ingles bus station (Estación Parque Tropical) because you have a shopping centre next door for a cup of coffee if you have to wait for a connection.

More information on Bus routes Southern Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria transport.