Post on 22-Apr-2015
Puerto Rico
San Juan es la capital de Puerto Rico.
Dinero, idiomas
Español
InglésSe usa el dólar
de los Estados Unidos.
La comida
Las guayabas (guavas)
Los mangosLos tostones (plantains)
Arroz y habichuelas
El béisbol y sóftbol son los deportes
nacionales de Puerto Rico.
Jorge Posada es de Puerto Rico.
Los deportes
Las playas
El Yunque
El Yunque contains more than240 species of trees and plants,
23 of which are found nowhere else.
Formerly called the Caribbean National Forest,
el Yunque is made up of over 28,000 acres of land.
1 acre = about a football field without the endzones
El Yunque
Typical yearly rainfall can be up to 240 inches per year which constitutes
more than 100 billion US gallons.
The annual rainfall average in Bartlett, IL is 37.22 inches.
El Yunque
Visit the relaxing Yunque Tropical Forest!
el coquí
Las máscaras de vejigante
They are a make-believe character, full of energy and color.
These masks are made for use
during festivities.
Las máscaras de vejigante
Sometimesthey are used to
commemorate the death of saints.
Las máscaras de vejigante
Sometimes the idea is to have the good vejigantes get rid of the
evil ones through the native dance of bomba y plena.
¡Bomba!