PUERTO RICO

BLUE BEACH(LA CHIVA)

• In Vieques, Puerto rico

SURFING

SNORKLING

WINGSUIT FLYING

GUÁNICA DRY FOREST

CAVES

PROBLEMS IN PUERTO RICO

• Financial Crisis
• Drug Trade
• Gang Activity
• Hurricanes

FLAG

• Create to rally support for Independence from Spain.
• White star stands for the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

GOVERNMENT

• Part of U.S territory
• Has their own Senator
• Not aloud to vote for our Presidents

LEADERS

• President :Donald Trump
• Vice Prestident: Mike Pence

MONEY

• U.S dollar
• Referred to as Peso

HOLIDAYS

• Christmas
• Three Kings Day
• New Years

CHRISTMAS

• Religious songs
• Wear Pavas
• Lechón Asado

3 KINGS DAY

• January 6
• Parades

NEW YEARS EVE

• Cleaning during the day
• Parties at night

RELIGION

• Catholic: 85%
• Protestant: 8%
• Rest are non religious or other religion

MAJOR CITIES

• San Juan: 418,140
• Bayamón: 203,499
• Carolina: 170,404

EXPORTS AND IMPORTS

• Exports: chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, and medical equipment.
• Imports: us

FOOD

• Average meal: cooked bananas, tostones, pasteles, and arroz con pollo,
• Average diet: complex carbohydrates
• Poor people: rice and beans
• Holidays: pasteles, coquito, and Lechón Asado

WEATHER

• Average temperature: 80 degrees
• Driest months are during winter
• April-November is when it gets in the 80s and 90s

FAMOUS PEOPLE

• Daddy Yankee
• Ricky Martin
• Rita moreno
• Félix Trinidad
• Carlos Betrán

GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES

• La Cordillera Central
• Coral reefs, lagoons, caves, and forests

INTERESTING FACTS

• Puerto Rico has won 6 medals total in the Olympics.
• In terms of area, Puerto Rico is the size of Connecticut.
• Most Puerto Rican’s that come to the us end up living in Florida.
• Most of Puerto Rico’s animals are exotic birds and fishes.
• The largest telescope is in this country.
• It is well mannered to kiss someone on the cheek when greeting them.