I-Tres Palmas iyindawo yokuqala yokutshuza yamagagasi amakhulu ePuerto Rico. Iwumthombo ophelele wangaphandle osesandleni sokudla ovela kuphela uphila ekukhukhumeni okukhulu, futhi oqala ukuphuka ngokuphezulu kabili. Kwesinye isikhathi iba yi-tubular, kodwa ikakhulukazi izindonga zobuso obuvulekile ezinhle ezilungele ukuqoshwa okusebenza kahle kakhulu. Ingakwazi ukubamba izinyawo ezihlanzekile ezingu-20-30 futhi iphule phezu kwe-semi shallow reef. Inezigaba ezintathu; ngaphakathi, phakathi nangaphandle reef. Kuyaziwa ngokuphula amabhodi, ngakho-ke ukwenza isipele akuwona umqondo omubi.
I-Tres Palmas inomsele wamanzi ajulile ogxilisa isikhathi eside eziqongweni zenyama ezidonsayo futhi zikuphonsele inselelo yokuthi uhlale kuphini lakho elingamafidi ayisishiyagalombili njengoba uwa phansi ebusweni. Kunesiteshi esikhulu esilula esigijima eningizimu ye-reef futhi akulula ukuslayida sisuka ogwini singene ohlelweni oluchumayo. Kodwa-ke, uma kukhona intshonalanga ekukhukhumeni amasethi okuhlanza angase angabonakali futhi agwemeke.
Kuyindawo eyingqayizivele yamagagasi amakhulu ePuerto Rico naseCaribbean ngokujwayelekile. Ngakho-ke, abantu bendawo bayilinda unyaka wonke, futhi bayifake ngezintambo Kunenani elikhulu labatshuzi abahambayo abalinda iTres Palmas ukuthi iphile. Lindela izixuku. Nokho, bavame ukukhathala ntambama, futhi kungenzeka ukuba babambe amafasitela angagcwele amathuba.