Boquerón is a beach village located in the town of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Cabo Rojo is a municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico and forms part of the San Germán–Cabo Rojo metropolitan area as well as the larger Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area....

. The village is one of the main tourist attractions in the southwestern part of the island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the barrio

Barrio

Barrio is a Spanish word meaning district or neighborhood.-Usage:In its formal usage in English, barrios are generally considered cohesive places, sharing, for example, a church and traditions such as feast days...

population was 4,963.

The village is home to two protected wildlife refuge. The Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge

Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge

Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge is located on the southwestern side of Puerto Rico in the municipio of Cabo Rojo. It was established in 1974, when 587 acres of land were obtained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from the Central Intelligence Agency which had operated the Caribbean Bureau of...

 is a habitat for a number of native bird species, including the endangered Yellow-shouldered Blackbird

Yellow-shouldered Blackbird

The Yellow-shouldered Blackbird , also known as La Mariquita de Puerto Rico or Capitán, is a diurnal blackbird endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and one of the eleven species belonging to the Agelaius genus of the Icteridae family.-Taxonomy:The nominate form of the Yellow-shouldered...

, also known as La Mariquita de Puerto Rico or Capitán. The Boqueron State Forest is one of seven state forests managed by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

The Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources was created by Law 23 of June 20, 1972, during the governorship of Luis A. Ferré. In 1973, as a gesture of bipartisanship, Ferré's successor, Gov. Rafael Hernández Colón appointed his predecessor's Puerto Rico Environmental Quality...

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According to local folklore, after the Puerto Rican pirate Roberto Cofresí

Roberto Cofresí

Roberto Cofresí , better known as "El Pirata Cofresí", was the most renowned pirate in Puerto Rico. He became interested in sailing at a young age. By the time he reached adulthood there were some political and economic difficulties in Puerto Rico, which at the time was a colony of Spain...

 shared some of his treasure with his family and friends, he would hide what was left over in a cave located in "Barrio Pedernales" which is just south of Boqueron Bay. Throughout the years no one has found any treasure in the cave.

Balneario de Boquerón

Boquerón beach (balneario de Boquerón) is a public beach and resort managed by the Puerto Rican government. It is rated as one of the best beaches in Puerto Rico

Beaches of Puerto Rico

There are close to 300 beaches in Puerto Rico. The Government of Puerto Rico officially recognized 248 of these. In Puerto Rico there are 78 municipalities of which 44 have a coastline...

 along with Luquillo Beach. The beach was awarded blue flag beach

Blue Flag beach

The Blue Flag is a certification by the Foundation for Environmental Education that a beach or marina meets its stringent standards.The Blue Flag is a trademark owned by FEE which is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation consisting of 65 organisations in 60 member countries in Europe,...

status by the Foundation for Environmental Education. Other beaches in Boquerón are Buye and El Combate.