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Country PUERTO RICO (U.S.A.) PUERTO RICO ADJUNTAS (regional info) Aguada AGUADILLA (regional info) Aguas Buenas Aibonito Añasco Arecibo Arroyo Barceloneta Barranquitas Bayamón BOQUERON CABO ROJO (regional info) CAGUAS (regional info) Camuy Canóvanas CAROLINA (regional info) Cataño Cayey CEIBA (regional info) Ciales Cidra Coamo Comerio CONDADO EL CANARIO INN Condado LAS BRISAS DEL CONDADO Corozal CULEBRA (regional info) DORADO (regional info) FAJARDO (regional info) Florida FUNCHAL GUANICA (regional info) Guayama Guayanilla Guaynabo Gurabo HATILLO (regional info) Hormigueros HUMACAO (regional info) INT BO BAJURAS VILLA TROPICAL Int Bo Bajuras ISABELA (regional info) ISLA VERDE BORINQUEN BEACH INN Isla Verde Jayuya Juana Díaz Juncos LAJAS (regional info) Lares LAS CROABAS LAS CASITAS VILLAGE Las Croabas Las Marías Las Piedras Loíza Luquillo Manatí Maricao Maunabo MAYAGUEZ (regional info) Moca Morovis Naguabo Naranjito OLD SAN JUAN Orocovis PATILLAS (regional info) Peñuelas PONCE (regional info) QUEBRADILLAS (regional info) RINCON (regional info) RIO GRANDE (regional info) Sabana Grande Salinas SAN GERMAN (regional info) SAN JUAN (airport) (regional info) San Lorenzo SAN SABASTIAN (regional info) HOTEL HACIENDA EL JIBARITO San Sabastian Santa Isabel Toa Alta Toa Baja Trujillo Alto Utuado Vega Alta Vega Baja VIEQUES (regional info) Villalba YABUCOA (regional info) Yauco US, however, it remains a world apart from its island neighbours, over a distance that can be measured not just in kilometres, but in dollars. It's island life with infrastructure, the likes of which the Tropic of Cancer seldom sees: excellent interstate highways, for example, allow travellers to zip from coral reef to five-star restaurant, and hikers can traipse through the spectacular El Yunque rainforest on well-paved trails maintained by the US National Forest Service. American influence is strongest in San Juan , where even the ramparts of El Morro - which staved off European aggressors for 500 years - haven't managed to prevent the influx of big-name American fast-food and retail chains. But the capital retains a distinctly Latin character at its core, with Old San Juan hosting a treasure-trove of pastel Spanish colonial architecture on exquisitely restored cobblestoned streets. Despite the threat of overdevelopment from US dollars, most of the 35-by-100-mile island has managed to elude despoilment. Even in the crowded capital, it's hard to find a sullied beach, and outside the major cities nature is largely untouched - especially in the jungly, mountainous interior; on the relatively hidden beaches along the southwest coast; and on the offshore islands. In fact, the rich natural resources and wide range of hiking, birding, diving and caving opportunities make Puerto Rico as much a magnet for eco-tourists as for sun-worshippers. OTHER CARIBBEAN DESTINATION HOTELS AND TRAVELLERS INFORMATION Anguilla Hotel Accommodations and Tourist Information Antigua Antilles Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Cayman Islands Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guadeloupe Haiti Jamaica Martinique Monserrat Puerto Rico Saba Saint Barthelemy Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands Virgin Islands (British) Virgin Islands (US) |
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