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In 1996 he quit his job at El Conquistador to open The Parrot Club, a Nuevo Latino restaurant in Old San Juan, where he served as Executive Chef. Following the success of The Parrot Club, Treviño opened two more restaurants in Old San Juan: Dragonfly (2000), specializing in Latin-Asian Cuisine, and Aguaviva (2002), a seafood restaurant.
San Juan Islands (in white) and surrounding region Location of the San Juan Islands. The San Juan Islands is an archipelago in the Pacific Northwest of the United States between the U.S. state of Washington and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands are part of Washington state, and form the core of San Juan County.
San Juan Island is the second-largest and most populous of the San Juan Islands in northwestern Washington, United States. It has a land area of 142.59 km 2 (55.053 sq mi) and a population of 8,632 [ 2 ] as of the 2020 census .
Friday Harbor is located on the east side of San Juan Island facing the San Juan Channel. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.16 square miles (5.59 km 2), of which, 2.09 square miles (5.41 km 2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km 2) is water.
There are approximately 743 islands and rocks in the San Juan Island chain. Most of the county's population lives on the largest four islands, which are the only county islands served by the Washington State Ferries. The four largest islands are: Orcas Island (149.43 km 2; 57.70 sq mi) San Juan Island (143.62 km 2; 55.45 sq mi)
The low, grassy islands have a few trees and are an important habitat for seabirds, and the beaches are a resting site for sea lions. The islands are part of the San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge, and are usually closed to the public. The Smith Island Light was constructed on the island in 1858. Originally, this stood about 200 feet ...
Buck Island San Juan 0 0 0 Burrows Island Skagit 0 0 0 Cactus Islands San Juan 0 0 0 Camano Island: Island 40.55 17,348 15,650 1,698 Has two state parks, Cama Beach and Camano Island State Park. Canoe Island: San Juan 0.07 2 2 0 Castle Island: San Juan 0 0 0 Originally named Old Hundred Island. Cayou / Rum Island San Juan 0 0 0 Cemetery Island ...
Lime Kiln Point State Park is a 42-acre Washington state park on the western shore of San Juan Island in the San Juan archipelago.The park is considered one of the best places in the world to view wild orcas from a land-based facility. [2]