Vieques (: /'vjɛkɛs/ or /'bjɛkɛs/ or /'βjɛkɛs/; : [viːˈeɪkeɪz] or [-kɛz]), in full Isla de Vieques, is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico in the northeastern Caribbean. Although Puerto Rico is a U.S. Commonwealth, Vieques, like the rest of Puerto Rico, retains strong Spanish influences from 400 years of Spanish ownership. Vieques lies about to the east of the Puerto Rican mainland, and measures approximately… (More on Vieques)