Puerto RicoUnidad 3 / Lección 1

¿Dónde Está Puerto Rico?

Información sobre Puerto RicoLa capital es San JuanPuerto Ricans often call the island

Boriquén (borinquen) but they call themselves Boriqua (borinqua)

Puerto Rico contains one of the most beautiful rainforest, El Yunque

Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the USA

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Puerto Rico El CoquíAlmost 4,000,000

people in Puerto Rico

About three times the size of Rhode Island

San Juan is one of the biggest and best natural harbors in the Caribbean

El Viejo San JuanSan Juan is famous for its well preserved colonial quarter, called Viejo San Juan. Its narrow streets are lined with brightly-colored houses with balconies.

Fortaleza de San Felipe del Morro- Constructed in the 16th

century by the Spanish to guard the entrance to the port of San Juan, the fortress known colloquially as el Morro survived bombardments by foreign forces over multiple centuries.

The fort is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as a US National Park and serves as a major tourist attraction in the historic district of Viejo San Juan

Bahía Bioluminiscente

The bioluminescent bay have microscopic organisms that live in every drop of water.

These organisms will glow when they dart away from movement.

The organisms are most visible during a new moon. they're hard to see during a full moon and impossible to see in sunlight.

El Yunque

El Yunque is the only tropical rain forest in the care of the U.S. Forest Service. The park has many water falls such as the Cascada de la Coca and is home to the coquí, a tiny tree frog named for its distintive song.

Taino influence When the Spanish settlers

colonized Puerto Rico in the early 16th century, many thousands of Taíno people lived on the island.

Taíno words like hamaca ("hammock"),  hurakán("hurricane"), and tobacco came into general Spanish as the two cultures blended.

Puerto Ricans still use many Taíno words that are not part of the international Spanish lexicon.

The Taino influence in Puerto Rican Spanish is most evident in geographical names, such as Mayagüez, Guaynabo, Humacao or Jayuya. You will also find Taino words in different parts of the Caribbean.

Economic Ties to United States

1. A territory of the United States2. Puerto Ricans enjoy their

independence, US rights and privileges3. The official languages are Spanish and

English. 4. Elect their own governor5. They do not vote in the presidential

election nor pay taxes6. US and Puerto Rico share the same

currency making it easy for people to do business

Comidas típicas:

Mofongo.

Tostones

Sofrito

Fried plaintains

A condiment of tomatoes, onions and spices.

Mashed plaintains with pork rinds and sofrito.

Las Fotos

San Juan

Las fotos