Snorkel· Culebra· Virgin Islands (BVI, USVI and Spanish Virgins)
Carlos Rosario Beach
18° 19.6′ N · 65° 19.8′ W
A remote beach on the Flamenco peninsula's west side with a long fringing reef just offshore; a classic snorkel reached by boat or by a walk over the ridge from Flamenco.
Practical
Position: OpenStreetMap 'Playa Carlos Rosario' (way 426918363). Culebra Divers (2026) runs boat snorkel tours to Carlos Rosario, 'a remote area reached by boat'. It lies on the Flamenco peninsula, former Navy target ground: the Coast Pilot warns of unexploded ordnance on the northwest peninsula north of a line from 18°19'55"N, 65°18'58"W to 18°19'31"N, 65°14'34"W and in nearby waters, so do not pick up metal objects or stray off paths. The 33 CFR 334.1460 danger zone boundary runs to Punta Tamarindo on this coast.
Best for
Reef snorkel on the wild side of the peninsula