The Island of Puerto Rico is one of the Caribbeans most exctic island. ... Rum is the National drink of Puerto Rico. ... Eighty-percent of rum consumed in the United States is from Puerto Rico. ... Salsa is a major type of music coming out of Puerto Rico. ... Salsa was originally developed within the Puerto Rican community of New York City. ...
Puerto Rico includes many smaller islands. ... Puerto Rico has few wild animals. ... Puerto Rico is home to lots of fruits. ... San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital and largest city, is a seaport on the north coast. The San Juan metropolitan area includes Bayamon, the second largest city. ...
Puerto Rico became a commonwealth in 1952, but since 1917 as stated in the article the U.S. ... The Jones Act declared Puerto Ricans citizens of the United States, but Puerto Rico remained a U.S. colony. In 1952, when the commonwealth status was determined Puerto Rico gained more rights. ... In New York city, there was a great increase in the Puerto Rican population (Marquez, Representation by Other Means: ..., 2000). ... In the 1960's and the 1970's when unemployment levels were increasing many Puerto Ricans went back to Puerto Rico. ...
They did reach the coast of Puerto Rico which would give Ponce de Leon a peek of his future role. In 1504, Ponce de Leon was appointed governor of the Higuey province in Puerto Rico. ... Ponce de Leon built a house for his family in the city of Salvaleon, a city which Ponce de Leon founded in 1505, in Hispaniola. ... From these islands their next destination was back to Puerto Rico. ... From there on, the fleet was discontinued and Ponce de Leon returned to Puerto Rico. ...
The places of interests are again Mexico City, Zona Rosa, Chihuahua-Pacific Railway, and Puerto Vallarta. ... The places of interests are Mauseleo de Artigas, Mercado de Puerto, Feria de Tristan Narvaja, the Uruguayan Littoral, and the Uruguyan Riviera. ... The principal city is Panama City. ... Puerto Rico The country of Puerto Rico is a very nice and beautiful country. ... The principal city is Belize City. ...
Many people credit Puerto Rico for the development of Salsa, as well as Columbia, Venezuela, and of course New York City. ... (www.clubsalsa.com) Even though it began in Cuba, it is in Puerto Rico where it became popular. Mainly because of great musicians such as Tito Puente, a New Yorker of Puerto Rican decent. ... The current expressions of Salsa owe much of it spreading and respects to Puerto Rico, and many of the other Latin influences. ...
The company employed more than 1.3 million associates worldwide through more than 3,200 stores in the United States and more than 1,100 units in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, China, Korea, Germany, and the United Kingdom. (The first international store opened in Mexico City in 1991.) ...
I have been very fortunate in having the chance to travel to many interesting places, such as Cuba, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos, and more. ... It was a dirty, loud, chaotic city, making me appreciate the quiet little village I call home. ...
Rosa Montano, 23, is an average college student. She lives with her mother and is the older of her two siblings. Also, Rosa is the first one to graduate from college. For the last four years, she has been in what she described as a daily struggle. In the island of Puerto Rico, a 65% of college stud...
Florida receives a large population of Spanish speakers from the islands; the main ones being Cuba, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. ... Most of these immigrants have never spoken English before, and they're entering cities in America that are typically Spanish-Speaking only. ...
