Isla Mata la Gata

{{short description|Uninhabited island in Puerto Rico}}

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| name = Isla Mata la Gata

| image_name = Beach and boats in Lajas, Puerto Rico.jpg

| image_caption = Beach and boats at Isla Mata la Gata

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| location = Caribbean Sea

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| country_admin_divisions_title = Commonwealth

| country_admin_divisions = Puerto Rico

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Isla Mata la Gata is a mangrove island and tourist attraction, located off the southwest coast of Puerto Rico. Closest access from the island is by boat from the coastal village of La Parguera, in Lajas. Available facilities include dock, picnic tables, open air shelters, changing cabanas and commodes. Activities include sunbathing, swimming, snorkelling, picnicking, fishing.{{Cite web|url=http://www.callejeandopr.com/3/category/lajas|title= Lajas|website=www.callejeandopr.com|language=es}}{{cite book | last=Bernthal | first=Ron| title=Puerto Rico Off the Beaten Path A Guide to Unique Places | publisher=Globe Pequot | series=Off the Beaten Path Series | year=2009 | isbn=978-0-7627-5815-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M0PjsgRgee4C&pg=PA167 | access-date=9 May 2020 | page=167}}