Caja de Muertos (lit.'Chest of the Dead';[1][2][3] also in English: Deadman's Chest or Coffin Island) is an uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico, in the municipality of Ponce. The island and its surrounding waters are protected by the Caja de Muertos Nature Reserve, because of its native turtle traffic and ecological value of its dry forests and reefs. Hikers and beachgoers are often seen in the island, which can be reached by ferry from the La Guancha Boardwalk sector of Ponce Playa. Together with Cardona, Ratones, Morrillito, Isla del Frio, Gatas, and Isla de Jueyes, Caja de Muertos is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality of Ponce.[4][5]
^Philip S. Marden. Sailing South. (Chapter XIV: From Ponce to Arecibo.) New York: Houghton-Mifflin. 1921. p. 203.
^Stone & Webster Public Service Journal. Boston: Stone & Webster. Vol 1 (July - December 1907), p.350.
^J. T. O'Neil. Richard S. Fisher, editor. The Spanish West Indies : Cuba and Porto Rico : geographical, political, and industrial. New York : J.H. Colton, 1855. p.165.
^Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce. Second Edition. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. 2002. Page 9. Printed by Impress Quality Printing, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
^CityMelt. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
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