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Way out west near the city of Aguadilla (and a two-hour drive from San Juan), the good-size town of Moca (pop. 38,000), founded in 1772, enjoys a unique status in Puerto Rico: it´s the island´s capital of mundillo, intricate cotton bobbin lace
The "Isle of Enchantment" offers an amazingly diverse menu of options to visitors, in capital San Juan and well beyond - history and culture, for sure, but also tasty eating, drinking, and beaching, along with memorable partyi
There may be no snow - and precious little ice skating or hot cocoa - on this lush, tropical Caribbean island, but there’s certainly holiday cheer, and lots of it, for a good long time – in fact, Puerto Rico takes pride in having the world
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The Latin-flavored bit of the USA in the Caribbean that is Puerto Rico is itself a tropical paradise of balmy, palm-fringed beaches, rain forests, and vibrant island culture and history. But when Puerto Ricans themselves want to "get a
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Sure, going out for an intimate dinner à deux is pretty much everyone's default on this day for lovers. But to make Valentine's Day extra special, seek out an experience that will make it truly memorable for years to come. High and low, on land and
Many are the guidebooks that have been written about this tropical Latin Caribbean island, but few by Puerto Ricans themselves, and even fewer which focus on its delicious and sometimes exotic cuisine, fed by fresh local ingredients. Three years a
Read more…You don't book a room in Condado, an isthmus lined with beachfront condos, hotels, fabulous restaurants and bars, clubs, and casinos near downtown San Juan, because you love stand-up paddleboarding. (Stand-up bar-hopping, that's another thing.) But e
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I have this kinda funny (as in funky, not ha-ha) tree growing right smack in the middle of my front yard in Miami. It’s admittedly not a particularly cuddly or friendly looking bit of botany, its trunk prickling all over as it is with conical thorns
While looking up the well-known exclamation "ay, bendito!" I came across this fairly comprehensive list on Wikipedia, which taught me quite a bit I didn't know (and I've been speaking Spanish for decades!):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Puerto
Rincon Puerto Rico
The Rincón International Film Festival, April 12-16, 2011, held in various venues in Rincón, Puerto Rico presents the best of independent and international films, short and feature films, in various genres including surfing,
Well its really about a lot of things but in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this weekend check out the RUM festival. Its called a TASTE OF RUM.
Rum (ron in Spanish) producing has long been an important part of Puerto Rico's economy since the 16th century. Wh
Read more…Hey fellow travelers, I'm working on the launch of a new Website and blog, www.LatinFlyer.com and www.LatinFlyerBlog.com, that are dedicated to travel to Latin America (including Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean). In addition to ar
Read more…Still the biggest deal on this island, Borínquen's capital boasts a crown jewel -- Old San Juan, one of the Americas' great colonial quarters -- but also a sizzling nightlife and dining scene, interesting art galleries, and city beaches in Condado, I
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El Viejo San Juan is the core of one of the Americas' oldest still existing cities, and this year Puerto Rico has been marking the 500th anniversary of its founding in 1521 by Juan Ponce de León (of Florida Fountain of Youth
