Mar Chiquita, Puerto Rico

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Few things top the feeling of swimming in a natural ocean pool. The half-moon of turquoise water at Mar Chiquita on the north coast of Puerto Rico is almost fully surrounded by limestone rock, with a small gateway that allows the ocean water to calmly settle in.

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Mar Chiquita, Puerto Rico Few things top the feeling of swimming in a natural ocean pool. The half-moon of turquoise water at Mar Chiquita on the north coast of Puerto Rico is almost fully surrounded by limestone rock, with a small gateway that allows the ocean water to calmly settle in.