PURTO RICO

PURTO RICO

GEOGRAPHY

MUSICA

The island of Puerto Rico is a very popular tourist destination because of its location, rich history and warm atmostphere. The island is located in the Caribbean, between the Caribbean Se and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic, about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida. Puerto Rico is almost rectangular in shape, approximately 100 miles long by 35 miles wide and is the smallest and the most eastern island of the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico). It consists of the main island of Puerto Rico and several smalller islands and keys, including Vieques, Culebra, Culebrita, Palomino (known by some by the Spanish Virgin Islands), Mona, and Monito. Its coasts measures approximately 580 km, and if the adjacent islands Vieques and Culebra are included the coast measures approximately 700 km. With an area of 3,425 square miles (9,104 sq km), Puerto Rico is the third largest island in the United States and the 82nd largest island in the world.

English Rock - (80 and 90's)

Spanish Rock - (mana, black:guayaba, circo)

English Pop - (fergie, jessica simpson, etc.)

Spanish Pop - (belanova, camila)

R&B - (faith evans, bliege, babyface)

Hip Hop - (daddy yankee, 50 cents)

Reggaeton - (wisin y yandel, jowell y randy)

Traditional Reggae - (marley, others)

Alternative/Hard Rock

Balads/Pop - (luis fonsi, enrique iglesias)

Spanish Music - (salsa, merengue, plena, bachata, rancheras) some people like instrumental spanish jazz or portuguese songs

and all kinds

BANDERA

LAS PLAYAS

1.) Flamenco Beach, Culebra

2.) Luquillo Beach

3.)Escambrón Beach, San Juan

4.) Boquerón Beach, Cabo Rojo

5.) Sun Bay, Vieques

CULTURE

LUGARES FAMOSOS

Puerto Rico began to produce cattle, sugar cane, coffee and tobacco, which led to the importation of slaves from Africa. As a result, Puerto Rican bloodlines and culture evolved through a mixing of the Spanish, African, and indigenous Taíno and Carib Indian races that shared the island.

(Puerto Rico comenzó a producir ganado, caña de azúcar, el café y el tabaco, lo que llevó a la importación de esclavos desde África. Como resultado, las líneas de sangre y la cultura de Puerto Rico se desarrollaron a través de una mezcla de los españoles, africanos y razas indias indígenas taínos y caribes que comparten la isla.)

1.) Castillo de San Felipe del Morro

2.) The Vieques Biobay

3.) El Yunque

4.) Culebrita

5.) Camuy Caves

DEPORTES

COMIDA

Puerto Rican food is quite rich in flavor and rice and beans are a big staple in most dishes.

(Puerto Rico comida es muy rica en sabor y el arroz y los frijoles son un gran elemento básico en la mayoría de los platos.)

1.) Carne Guisada (Stewed Beef)

2.) Arroz con Gandules (Rice with Pigeon Peas)

3.) Pasteles (Green Banana Mass with Pork Filling, similar to a Mexican Tamale)

4.) Pastelón (Sweet Plantain & Beef Lasagna)

5.) Alcapurria (Fried Green Banana and Beef Patty)

1.) Baseball 14.) Horse Racing

2.) Basketball 15.) Marathons

3.) Biking & Skating 16.) Surfing

4.) Boating & Sailing 17.) Scuba & Snorkeling

5.) Bowling 18.) Swimming

6.) Camping 19.) Tennis

7.) Cockfighting 18.) Wind Surfing

8.) Cycling 19.) Volleyball

9.) Diving

10.) Fishing

11.) Golf

12.) Hiking

13.) Horses