The Capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan, was established in 1521 by the Spanish conquistadores. It is the second oldest city in the Caribbean (after Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic) and the oldest city in the US (Puerto Rico is a territory of the US). Facing the Atlantic Ocean and…
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After some days spent in the South and East of Puerto Rico, we wanted to visit at least one of its large islands – Culebra or Vieques. As we couldn’t decide whether to do our beach holidays in Culebra or Vieques and we stayed 3 weeks in Puerto Rico, we…
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After we left San Juan and spent some days between the coffee plantations, dry forest and colonial town in the South and consequently visiting the rainforest and beaches in the East of Puerto Rico, we wanted to visit at least one of its large islands – Culebra or Vieques. As we…
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Today I will share with you another part of our journey through Puerto Rico. After few days spent in the South visiting Ponce, coffee plantations, and dry forest, we moved towards the Northern part of the West Coast, concretely to Luquillo. There is not much to do and see in…
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Ponce, often referred to as La Perla del Sur (The Pearl of the South), is a colonial city in the South and the second most important and largest city of Puerto Rico. It is named after Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de…
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When we went to Puerto Rico for our holidays, we first spent 3 days in San Juan where our plan was to focus not only on the amazing colorful architecture of the Spanish colonial city but also to taste San Juan and Puerto Rican food. A blend of Taíno, Spanish,…