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Thursday, December 28, 2017

Travel Day -> Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory with a landscape of mountains, waterfalls and the El Yunque tropical rainforest. In San Juan, the capital and largest city, the Isla Verde area is known for its hotel strip, beach bars and casinos. Its Old San Juan neighborhood features colorful Spanish colonial buildings and El Morro and La Fortaleza, massive, centuries-old fortresses.
Capital: San Juan
Population: 3.411 million (2016)
President: Donald Trump
Official languages: Spanish 94.7%, English 5.3% - 78.3% do not speak English "very well".
Currency
United States dollar(USD)
Ethnic groups
75.8%
White
12.4%
Black
3.3%
Two or more races
0.5%
American Indian & Alaskan Native
0.2%
Asian
<0.1%
Pacific Islander
7.8%
Other[3]
• Cession from Spain
December 10, 1898
• U.S. citizenship granted
March 2, 1917
• Constitution adopted
July 25, 1952
  Roman Catholic (56%)
  Protestant (33%)
  Other (3%)
  Irreligious (8%)

Flight From Newark Airport to San Juan: $289, 3h 50m
Current Time: 2:15pm, (1 hour ahead)
Current Weather: partly cloudy, 84 degrees 77% humidity




Puerto Rico is 1,150 miles from Florida



Puerto Rico is approximately 30 miles wide from north to south and about 90 miles from west to east. The land area is about 3,435 square miles. Puerto Rico is comparable to the state of Connecticut and bigger than the states of Delaware and Rhode Island put together.
Population
• 2016 estimate
3,411,307[4] (130th)


Puerto Rican Flag 


Economy



CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT PUERTO RICO

CLICK HERE FOR FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT PUERTO RICO

CLICK HERE FOR A SLIDESHOW OF PUERTO RICO

CLICK HERE FOR THE 12 BEST THINGS TO DO IN PUERTO RICO

Bioluminescent Mosquito Bay (Vieques)
CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES

El Morro
CLICK HERE FOR A SLIDESHOW

Parque Les Cavernas del Rio Camuy - Camuy River Cave Park
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

El Yunque National Rainforest
CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES

Flamenco Beach
CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES

CLICK HERE FOR PUERTO RICAN CUISINE

PHOTOS: PUERTO RICO DEVASTATED AFTER HURRICANE MARIA

1 comment:

Marie said...

Excellent class. I learn so much with each one. Thank you Sharlotte for preparing and delivering these classes so we understand. The Puerto Ricans in our group felt especially nostalgic.

December 28, 2017 at 8:32 PM

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