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A VIEW FOR ALL..... Photos of Puerto Rico.

Q. Who were Puerto Rico's first inhabitants?
A. Puerto Rico's first known inhabitants were the Taino Indians.

Q. What is the origin of the country's name?
A. Christopher Columbus discovered the island on Nov. 19, 1493, and gave it the name of San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist). Soon after the first Spanish settlement in 1508 at Caparra on the north coast, the island became known as San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico. The additional designation (meaning "rich port") referred to the large, protected harbor on the northern coast where the present capital is located. Later it became customary to call the city San Juan and to designate the island as Puerto Rico.

Q. What language is spoken in Puerto Rico?
A. Spanish and English are the official languages of Puerto Rico.

Q. What city is the capital of Puerto Rico?
A. San Juan

Q. Is Puerto Rico an independent country?
A. Puerto Rico is a territory (Commonwealth) of the United States of America and Puerto Ricans have common citizenship, currency and defense. Over three million Puerto Ricans live in the United States, primarily in the northeast.

Q. Where is Puerto Rico located?
A. Puerto Rico is in the Caribbean region, the island is located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic. (about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida). Latitude 18.5 - Longitude 66.9.

Q. What is the temperature like in Puerto Rico? What type of clothing should I wear?
A. Puerto Rico averages a comfortable 80 degrees throughout the year so dress requirements are understandably casual. During the day shorts, and bathing suits (light clothing in general) are acceptable. An old pair of tennis shoes or plastic sandals are good to have for walking on the reef. In the evenings, many hotels ask the men to wear long pants, shirt,and not be barefooted. Casual shoes, thongs, jeans or slacks are quite acceptable for the men and a light sun dress, slacks or shorts for the ladies.

Q. How to get there?
A. By air: Puerto Rico is easy to get to and easy to move around in. Domestics and international flights are frequent due to the island's central location in the Caribbean.
B. By sea: Puerto Rico is a port of call for several prestigious cruise lines.

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