Not done EXploring? Then don your hiking boots and head for El Yunque Rain Forest, a tropical paradise about an hour’s ride from San Juan. EXamine the amazing plant life of El Yunque and keep your eyes peeled to spot one of the endangered Puerto Rican Parrots or the tiny coqui tree frogs. What better place to EXhale your cares while EXercising your body as you trek through the pathways – some rugged, some paved, other traversed and trampled by other curious visitors. For a refreshing encounter, peel down to your swimsuit and EXpose yourself to the cool waters of any one of the rain forest’s three waterfalls and natural pools – La Coca Falls, Juan Diego Falls or La Mina Waterfalls. What better way to refresh and enliven your spirit. 

After such an EXtraordinary escape to one of the Caribbean’s most beautiful cities, you’ll be ready for whatever the world hands you. 

Anita Paul is an avid traveler, a marketing consultant with The Write Image, and a freelance writer specializing in business, lifestyle and travel articles. She recently completed her first novel, What Goes Around Comes Around, an adult coming of age romantic tale of surviving relationships and learning the lessons of love. She has also written an e-book, Take the Mystery Out of Marketing. She can be reached at www.thewriteimage.net.