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Etiquette and Customs to Learn Before Traveling to Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico
Restaurant Seating in Puerto Rico

Some people go into the international travel experience with gusto, determined to learn the language, wear native clothing, eat only local foods, and basically blend into the culture in order to get the most immersive experience. Others prefer to stand back and view other cultures from the outside, literal strangers in a strange land. But most world travelers opt for something in between, learning a few common phrases, exchanging some cash, and seeking out points of interest to explore before they hop a plane to their foreign destination. However, it…

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The Best of Puerto Rico’s Museums

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Although Puerto Rico has a staggering amount of pristine beaches lined with palm trees and visitors could spend an entire day doing nothing but drinking coconut smoothies in the shade, it is important to keep in mind that this small Caribbean island has so much more to offer. Puerto Rico is home to several UNESCO World Heritage Sites and has a diverse history which makes it much more than just another typical island in the sun. Celebrating Puerto Rico’s unique place in the world are the multitude of museums that…

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La Cocina Boricua Puerto Rican Restaurant Bronx NY

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La Cocina Boricua is a unique dining experience located in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx. La Cocina Boricua is a modern and traditional restaurant, specializing in Puerto Rican Cuisine with deeply rooted traditions from our home land Puerto Rico. It was established to bring you the delicious dishes like piononos, surrullitos, chuletas can can, arroz con pollo and many others that live in all Puerto Rican kitchens. If you are looking to sit back, relax and enjoy grandmas cooking away from home, then come and experience La Cocina…

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Protect Yourself: Surge in Identity Theft Has Puerto Rico Reissuing Birth Certificates

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Lifelock ID theft Puerto Rico

In the United States as well as much of Europe, driver’s licenses or passports are the main identification document. In many less technologically developed countries, however, birth certificates are a main source of identification. Birth certificates are a tremendously weak form of main identification, as they do not contain a photo or list identifiable traits and they can be easy to falsify, especially in Puerto Rico. A birth certificate, once obtained, can be used to gain access to valuable information or to get photo identification. In Puerto Rico, the custom…

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Borinquen Lunch Box

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Borinquen Lunch Box Borinquen Lunch Box is the first Food Truck that will serve authentic Puerto Rican Cuisine in the streets of Washington DC. Our Chef Enrique has a diversity of Culinary training from italian, mediterrenean and seafood but his real passion and roots is authentic Puerto Rican Cuisine. His teacher and grandmother taught him to cook puertorican food since he was 10 years old and he has been cooking ever since. Borinquen Lunch Box is going to bring you el Mofongo, las Tripletas and his Signature Churrasco(Skirt Steak) sandwich.…

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Transforming Puerto Rico Through Fiction by David R. Martin

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Puerto Rico City a novel by David R. Martin

Even with the extraordinary power of the internet, English language fiction set in contemporary Puerto Rico seems like a rare find. Hunter S. Thompson wrote The Rum Diary in the 1960s. This off-beat, character drama contains rich descriptions of Puerto Rico in the late 1950s. But The Rum Diary was not published until 1998. In 1985, Elmore Leonard published Glitz, where Puerto Rico serves as one of the locations of this murder thriller. In a similar genre, Steven Torres wrote the Precinct Puerto Rico series, taking place in the 1980s…

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AFRO LATIN JAZZ ALLIANCE

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About The AfroLatin Jazz Orchestra: Founded in 2002 by O’Farrill to perform the full repertory of big band Afro Latin jazz and commission new works to advance this culturally rich genre, the ALJO was a resident orchestra at Jazz at Lincoln Center from 2002 to 2007. In 2007, the ALJO left Lincoln Center to pursue the twin goals of developing new audiences for big band Afro Latin jazz and of creating a robust educational program for young performers. O’Farrill founded the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance that same year to pursue…

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Puerto Rico by Ship

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Old San Juan by Ship

Puerto Rico by Ship Puerto Rico is one of the Caribbean’s most popular destinations. Cruise ships travelling the Caribbean circuit nearly always spend time in the port of San Juan, and often start their journeys from it. Other ships tend to begin a Caribbean cruise in Florida, but include San Juan in their itineraries. As it’s such a popular route, there are many lots of cruise offers available for trips using it. San Juan and the rest of Puerto Rico makes for a very attractive cruise destination, as it offers…

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Miguel Cotto, A Puerto Rican To Be Proud Of

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Miguel Cotto

Along with some of the greats, Ada Veléz, Rico Ramos, Amanda Serrano – Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez is one of those boxers that only come along once in a lifetime. Puerto Ricans have a long history of producing champions in all weight classes and Miguel Cotto holds a unique place as a four-time world champion in three weight divisions (light welterweight, welterweight and light middleweight). Born in 1980, cousin of Abner Cotto and younger brother of Jose Miguel Cotto, Miguel rose to fame quickly, fighting some of the greats including…

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Dos Santos – a novel by Fernando de Aragon

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Dos Santos - a novel by Fernando de Aragon

Dos Santos – a novel by Fernando de Arago Dos Santos is a captivating story set in the earliest days of the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean island that would eventually be called Puerto Rico. The story follows one man who sets out to find a place for himself and fulfill his dreams in the ‘new world’. Taking risks to change his destiny he found the life he sought, and the love he didn’t know he needed, in an unexpected place….among the Taínos. His new life exposed the  differences between…

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