Our mission is to show the best of Rincon to the rest of the world.

Peter Avilés, publisher of Rincon Online, has deep roots in Rincon.  Peter's family has lived in Rincon since the times of the Spanish Main. One side of the family originates from the city of Avilés in Spain and the other originates from the Mediterranean isle of Corsica.  Peter’s father was a political figure in Puerto Rico; his mother was the daughter of a key Rincon town official, who served as special advisor to several Rincon Mayors during his forty-year career.

 Peter has lived on and off in Rincon since his early childhood. While in school, Peter began to surf after watching several airmen stationed at nearby Ramey Air Base ride the waves. Peter and his childhood friends would spend all their summers on the beaches of Rincon. While attending the University of Puerto Rico, he married his sweetheart of all those summers, who is now the Principal of the Rincon High School.

 After college, Peter traveled to New York City and worked for Goldman Sachs, where he received advanced computer training.  Upon the birth of his first son, Peter returned to Rincon and worked as an English teacher, while attending Interamerican University.  As the Viet-Nam war raged on, Peter received a draft notice from the US Army and chose an opportunity to join the Air Force, where he trained in Avionics. He later returned to New York, where he attended the City University of New York and Cornell University, while working with City and State housing agencies. Eventually, Peter became a Housing Expert, utilizing his computer skills to streamline government housing programs and make them more efficient.

 Peter later moved to the private sector, relocating to South Florida as a Housing Executive. He later started a private consulting firm, Apple Consulting Corp., which has served many clients in the U.S., the Caribbean and Central America in Real Estate, Business Management, Lodging, Communications, Entertainment and Community Affairs.

Several years ago, during a Summer stay in Rincon, Peter realized the need for branding Rincon under a recognizable name, particularly on the Internet.  He decided to start a web site about Rincon. Today, www.Rincon-PR.com is the best known and most visited Rincon Internet portal and I Love Rincon signs are a familiar sight in Rincon.

 Working with local business people, as well as past and present Rincon Mayors and Town officials, Rincon|Online helps organize and promote events that take place in Rincon and promotes Rincon at U.S. tourism events. When in Rincon,  Peter can be easily spotted driving the "Rincon Surf Patrol” (named after a yellow Volkswagen beetle that Peter drove around the beaches as a youngster, in search of the best waves), a promotional vehicle that travels to major tourist spots in Puerto Rico, to attract even more attention to Rincon.

 Does Peter live in Rincon? "Rincon is not just a place, it's a lifestyle.” Peter likes to say.  Peter is constantly traveling on business and frequently returns to meet with Rincon business people, community leaders and government officials, also to spend time with his large Rincon family. Peter and his wife, Heidi Carlo, are planning to spend even more time in Rincon when construction of their latest Rincon residence, Amapola House, is completed.

Does Peter still surf? The old hand injury makes it difficult to surf, but he loves to dive the waters near Desecheo Island and snorkeling at Steps Beach. Peter truly loves Rincon and is constantly thinking of new ways to promote it in a positive manner. During the Summer, Peter takes the USA version of the Surf Patrol, a Hummer H3, far and wide to promote Rincon. Puerto Rico.

About this Web Site

  Eight years ago, we attempted to find the main web site for Rincon.  There was none, so we launched this enterprise as a hobby. The results have been awesomely surprising. Since our inception, our stat service has logged over one billion hits from hundreds of  thousands individual visitors. To achieve this, we've created a complex online network, designed to attract an ever-increasing amount of web traffic to Rincon. We also strive to stay in the top listings of the major search engines. That is why the best Rincon establishments advertise in our pages. It is also why we continue to be the best-known and most trusted Rincon portal. 

 Besides showing the best of Rincon to the world, we also devote plenty of time and effort to help make Rincon a better place.  As a member of the Tourism Association of Rincon, we support the hard work of its leadership in ensuring that Rincon gets a good share of the tourism market.  Rincon Online is also a member of the Surfrider Foundation and generally supports its ecological efforts in Rincon.

 As a main sponsor of the Rincon Triathlon, we donated the design, hosting and maintenance of their website, which has helped the organizing committee bring in more international participation than ever before.  We've also donated the design, hosting and maintenance of the Rincon Municipal web site.  Our site also provides free promotional space for the activities of Rincon non-profit and community organizations. Our latest contribution towards the improvement of the quality of life in our town, The Rincon Community Guide, demonstrates the level of our continued commitment to Rincon.  

 In order to best serve the interests of our clients, we maintain high standards of practice and ethics. We do not accept advertising from businesses that are not in Rincon (the Rincon Beach Resort is less than a mile from the current town limit, on land formerly claimed to be a part of Rincon).  All of the fine establishments that advertise in our pages have been visited, inspected and approved by the Rincon Online Guide.  Their web sites are sporadically visited to ensure that what you see online, is what you actually get when you arrive. 

 In all, it's been many wonderful years of doing cool things and meeting great people- just wait till you see what we have in store for the future! Meanwhile, we give heartfelt thanks to our visitors, sponsors and online partners, for their ongoing support and trust.  In return, we promise to continue to be the best and most comprehensive online source for Rincon, Puerto Rico.