Puerto Rico

Wepa! This Latino commonwealth of the U.S. remains a vacation gem, whether it's the bright lights and colonial quarter of San Juan; the laid-back, castaway feel of isles Vieques and Culebra; or the fascinating towns, beaches, rainforests, and sites all over the rest of the island.

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Bobbin´ for Lace (and More) in Western Puerto Rico

Freya19Way 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 brought over from Spain centuries ago, still laboriously woven by hand, and used to adorn all manner of textile items, from handkerchiefs and shirts to tablecloths. (Bobbins are small wooden spindles around which the cotton thread is wound, and the…

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The jewel in Puerto Rico's eco crown: El Yunque rainforest

Javier_Art_Photography 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 partying and much much more. But one side of Puerto Rico you should definitely not miss is its wealth of eco opportunities, from glowing "bioluminescent" bays to spectacular waterfalls, and most especially a large swath about an hour's drive from San…

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5 highlights of the holidays in Puerto Rico

TexPhoto 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’s lengthiest season of Navidad (Christmas), around 45 days or so, beginning right after Thanksgiving (meaning the third Friday in November) and lasting through mid-January. Along the way are various festivities, activities, and highlights not to…

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Marking its 500th anniversary, Old San Juan remains an atmospheric classic

DiscoverPuertoRico.com 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 fame). Its strategic location made it the first stop of many merchant and military ships traveling from Spain to the rest of the empire's colonies, so it's packed not just with the requisite cobblestone streets, plazas and charming Spanish colonial…

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Victor Balbin September 3, 2011 at 7:49pm

The Tradition of Corn in Hacienda Buena Vista
Acquaint yourself with one of the food items with greatest historical trajectory in the Americas during this
activity dedicated to the corn tradition at Hacienda Buena Vista in Ponce. You will learn about corn planting
and processing, including the preparation of traditional food products, such as “gofio”, “marota” or
“funche”, desserts, among others. You will also learn about the golden age of corn toward the mid-19th
Century, when Hacienda Buena Vista enjoyed great prosperity as a cornmeal producer. You will visit the Corn
Mill and the powerful coffee pulp extractor, and discover the impressive hydraulic system that turned Buena
Vista into one of the most prosperous haciendas of its time.

Dates: 14 to 18 of September 2011
Level: 1
Charges: individual $10.00 / students $7.00 / seniors (65 years or more) $7.00 Amigos: individual $5.00
/ students $3.50 / seniors (65 years or more) $3.50
Victor Balbin August 15, 2011 at 8:35pm

Juan Luis Guerra launches "greatest hits" tour in Puerto Rico

http://www.countrysidetourspr.com/events
Victor Balbin August 1, 2011 at 9:52am

On a rain forest tour, La Coca waterfall is one of the stops.

la%20coca%20stop.MOV

https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9012303661?profile=original
Victor Balbin June 29, 2011 at 11:14am

This 4th of July in Puerto Rico do PORK
Victor Balbin March 31, 2011 at 3:56pm

Puerto Rico has its roots in the Tainos , Spainards and African.

It is very normal to see a guy playing Falamenco music in the old city.

Its also normal to see an Indian Taino Festival and it is also normal to see a bunch of guys paying conga drums in any corner. Specially near the beach.

Check these people out at RUMBA
Victor Balbin March 19, 2011 at 9:31am

Hey Amigo...my mission in life is to WOW you to see Puerto Rico.

Here is a short videos of photos . Singing is Enya het Caribbean Blue song.

Hope you like it and hope you visit.

Remember that you have an " AMIGO" at PUERTO RICO

and here is some music of the rain forest

http://www.photosofpuertorico.com/movies.htm
Victor Balbin March 17, 2011 at 6:04pm

nice to hear that you like it. Concerning facebook i am as victor balbin
Lynne Sullivan March 17, 2011 at 2:03am

Victor, the Don't Worry video is terrific. I'll be singing the song all night and wishing I were in Puerto Rico.

I don't find you or Countryside Tours on Facebook. Am I missing something?
Victor Balbin March 16, 2011 at 7:00pm

Visiting Puerto Rico ...This March check out the RUMS
Victor Balbin March 12, 2011 at 10:35am

Hey AMIGO... greetings from San Juan to all our members in the Puerto Rico community...... I know you like this song so here it is one more time.

DONT WORRY BE HAPPY