This year at the National Puerto Rican Parade in New York City, the Parade will be honoring the State of California. The Committee has created this event to raise money to help with the expenses of traveling to New York for the Parade. Please help support the effort of this committee to revive the Puerto [...]
National Conference of Puerto Rican Women, Inc. Miami Chapter Cordially Invites you to the 2011 Women’s History Month Celebration Presenting the Alicia Baró Achievement Award Join us in Honoring AN EXTRAORDINARY PUERTO RICAN WOMAN OF DISTINCTION. Let’s get involved and support our community, our next upcoming leaders. Let’s make a difference together! Sunday March 27, [...]
Posted by: “tainonews@uctp.org” tainonews@uctp.org la_voz_taino Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:37 pm (PST) UCTP Taino News – Many of us are by now aware that in the year 2000 a DNA study was done that proved scientifically the continued presence of Native American descendants in Borikén (Puerto Rico). The results of the study showed that approximately 62% of the [...]
NEW YORK LEAGUE OF PUERTO RICAN WOMEN, INC. Edith Padilla, President Non-Partisan Not-For-Profit Organization P. O. Box 268, Patchogue, New York 11772-0268 Information: (516)380-8714; (917)432-4043; Edienylprw@gmail.com; www.nylprw.org The Board of Directors of the New York League of Puerto Rican Women, Inc. invites everyone to attend our College Awards Gala Dinner Dance on Thursday, August 18, [...]
Preserving our traditional Puerto Rican cuisine. . . by Erisbelia Garriga Traditional Puerto Rican Food Each ethnic group considers its own typical cuisine as the best food in the world. At the same time virtually all cuisines have had foreign influence. Puerto Rican cuisine has been no different, with contributions from Spanish, French, African and [...]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Saborea Puerto Rico “A Culinary Extravaganza” will take place from April 1-3 celebrating the best in Caribbean traditions and worldwide flavors with chefs from Puerto Rico and around the world. San Juan’s blue flag, Escambron Beach is “center stage” of a weekend full of [...]
Puerto Rico its sites and the culture are my greatest influence. I was born in Brooklyn, New York, the great city of many tall grey buildings that cast cool shades and shadows. When I was 12 years old, we moved to Puerto Rico. This was a total contrast! It was like someone turned on the [...]
Puerto Rico Coqui The Puerto Rico coqui, or little frog, as it is known in Puerto Rico, lives in a family of over 600 species of frogs. It is a tiny tree frog, measuring about one inch in length. They are translucent in color, though some appear yellow, some brown and some green. Their toes [...]
Carnivals and festivals are very important traditions in Puerto. Such festivals are religious in nature and represent the fight between what is good and what is evil. It is a blending of Caribbean, Spanish and African customs. Rich in culture and heritage, vejigante masks, St. James the Apostle and the cities of Loiza and Ponce [...]
