VIEQUES, Puerto Rico—Denise González thought a garden would be the perfect finishing touch for the bungalow she was preparing to rent out to tourists. The 20 bushes she had brought in “would brighten ...

Vieques (pronounced Vee-ek-ez) is located about 8 miles off the east coast of mainland Puerto Rico, one of two inhabited sister islands – the other is Culebra – easily accessible by ferry or small ...