posts

Vacation Rentals Guest House – Rincon Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Our Rincon Vacation Rental is located a short walk, 150ft from the calm waters of the Caribbean Sea, where you can see picture postcard views of the sunsets. We are on the South West coast of Rincon where we have perfect beaches for children, snorkeling, collecting shells and sea glass or if you want to relax and enjoy the sun under a palm tree. Come and enjoy one of our many beautiful sunsets that Rincon Puerto Rico has to offer, having a BBQ in our backyard, over looking The Caribbean…

Read More

De la Tierra con Sabor – new cookbook by Eris Garriga

Puerto Rico

De la Tierra con Sabor es un libro vegetariano, con 247 recetas en 328 páginas, acompañadas de más de 400 photos a colores. Muchos de los ingredientes usados en las recetas son viandas, vegetales, frutas que se cultivan en Puerto Rico, además de arroz, habichuelas, pasta y productos de soya.  Casi todos los productos se consiguen en los mercados, supermercados y bodegas. El 15 de mayo pasado, De la Tierra con Sabor, salió entre los mejores 250 libros de cocina de más de 83 países, de acuerdo al Gourmand World Cookbook Awards…

Read More

The Bioluminescent Bay at La Parguera in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

The Bioluminescent Bay at La Parguera in Puerto Rico By Annie Turri One of the most amazing natural phenomena in our world’s oceans is the presence of what is known as bioluminescence. Caused by small micro-organisms, known as Dinoflagellates, the water glows blue, green or white when disturbed. The result is a supernatural experience, a one-of-a-kind treat for the visitor. Although bioluminescence in and of itself is not incredibly rare, the affect is often transient, coming and going at certain times of year or times of the night in areas…

Read More

The Top 5 Golf Courses in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

The Top 5 Golf Courses in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico has long been an American tourist’s paradise: it has all of the adventure of a foreign country and all of the color of a Caribbean getaway, but without the hassles of currency exchange or customs forms. The island’s golf scene is no different, with the beautiful vistas of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, but all the luxuries one would come to expect from the mainland’s finest establishments. It’s hard to narrow the list of fine Puerto Rican golf courses…

Read More

Give Handiwork this Christmas

Puerto Rico

Give Handiwork this Christmas Therefore, when we cannot find the perfect gift, we take the easy way out and head on over to our neighborhood department store for the infamous gift certificate. This is the effortless way that we solve our gift-giving problem year after year. Unfortunately, the whole idea of giving runs the risk of losing its true meaning. This could be equally frustrating for the person receiving our gift. Our Hispanic culture is so rich and diverse that it has produced all types of great artists who specialize…

Read More

We’re All Instruments Of Knowledge

Puerto Rico

We’re All Instruments Of Knowledge Most recently, I witnessed a young man speak of how he has felt segregated from the Hispanic community because he was mixed Puerto Rican and black, and did not know where to turn. Others have written me with similar stories explaining how they have experienced feelings of isolation, and discomfort once in a circle of fellow Latino peers. One might be amazed as to how many Puerto Ricans go through such ordeals, and how difficult it can be for especially a young Hispanic to be…

Read More

Life as a Latina – part 2

Puerto Rico

Life as a Latina – part 2 C onsidering that I am a Puerto Rican sociologist, there is of great interest to me in answering the question, “How does the American civilization view Latin women in modern day society?” In a recent study I have done, being that I am a twenty-year-old attending college, there is offered easy access to individuals of all ages, ethnic backgrounds, and socio-economic status’. The research method used is called, “Random Sampling,” which consists of the researcher randomly selecting a specific amount of individuals, question their…

Read More

Life as a Latina

Puerto Rico

Life as a Latina No matter what part of the world I have lived in, I have always celebrated, and have taken pride in my Puerto Rican heritage. As many young Puerto Rican Americans in the country may relate to, bilingualism has had its ups and downs, but the question still stands, are you any more Puerto Rican than the other if you do not speak the Spanish language? Personally, I speak both English and Spanish wonderfully, yet in my circle of hispanic friends, there is a variation in who…

Read More

A Walking Holiday Where the Water Provides the Lighting

Puerto Rico
Night Swimming in the bioluminescent bay

A Walking Holiday Where the Water Provides the Lighting A walking holiday is an enjoyable way to combine sightseeing, adventure and the great outdoors. An excellent destination for a trip of this nature is to Bahia Mosquito. This is otherwise known as Phosphorescent Bay in Puerto Rico. Guided to the light Taking part in a walking tour allows people to connect with the environment they are travelling through. Instead of seeing the countryside from the side of a bus window or the seat of a train, walkers are able to…

Read More

The Port of San Juan and San Antonio Canal – A Gateway to the Caribbean

Puerto Rico
The Port of San Juan and San Antonio Canal

The Port of San Juan and San Antonio Canal – A Gateway to the Caribbean ‘Discovered’ by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage in 1493, the dazzling archipelago consisting of a large ‘main’ island now known as Puerto Rico and surrounded by smaller islands stands at the head of a curving chain of Caribbean islands that sweeps south-eastwards down to Trinidad and Tobago off the coast of Venezuela. This idyllic location undoubtedly affords Puerto Rico – and particularly its chief port and capital city San Juan – the right to…

Read More