Background: Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Columbus' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Popularly-elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self government. In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose to retain commonwealth status.
May 13th 2008Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico We have been here around 10 days. Ordered parts from the US, waiting...
Lot's to see and do. People are very nice and helpful. ... [full story]
April 28th 2008Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico » San Juan » Viejo San Juan Melanie and Brad have come to cruise with me!!
Mel is my youngest sister and Brad is her boyfriend. To celebrate the end of their school year and their anniversary, they've taken a trip which incl ... 11 photos[full story]
May 2nd 2008Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico Here we are a bit closer to home. About 1500 miles left...We have been in Salinas almost 2 weeks. A lot of fun here, family, friends, etc. Should be in the DR next weekend. Then Bahamas. Hope to be ho ... [full story]
April 9th 2008Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico The trade winds were moderating this week and we were anxious to explore more of the Virgin Islands. Our first stop was Culebrita, or little Culebra, just a few miles off of Culebra. We were excited ... 5 photos[full story]
April 9th 2008Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico » San Juan trApril 8th, San Juan, 12:34pm
It is almost paintball time! We are going to be a small group today though; only about 8 of us have the guts to go shoot each other.
The morning desk was hectic becau ... 2 photos[full story]
April 2nd 2008Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico » San Juan April 1st, San Juan, 12:54pm
Happy April Fool’s day! Hope I didn’t scare anybody too badly yesterday with my fake blog; I am sure most of you who know me figured it out pretty quickly. ... [full story]
March 31st 2008Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico » San Juan » Viejo San Juan Spring break is crazy!!!
I had a really challenging cruise a couple weeks ago. My teens were partiers which led to lots of problems for me. I’m also struggling with so many guests expressin ... 6 photos[full story]
March 29th 2008Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico Our next stop east, another 20 mile hop in the Puerto Rican Two Step, was Ponce. Ponce is the third largest city in Puerto Rico and we planned to stay at the marina here for a few days and rent a car ... 12 photos[full story]
March 24th 2008Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico We were ready to move on to the next anchorage and explore more of the southern coast of Puerto Rico. Our next stop was Cayos De Cana Gorda, aka Gilligan’s Island, which the locals renamed afte ... 3 photos[full story]
March 26th 2008Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico » San Juan nMarch 25th, San Juan, 5:22pm
My damn shoe rack woke me up this morning at 7:45am with a bang as it fell over again. I think next contract I will buy a better one that bolts to the wall maybe. I ha ... [full story]
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