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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.

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By Tepafish
July 27th 2008

7/27/08 Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico

on the way to cayo in the morning

The last week has been a lot of fun. Mostly people hanging out together and having good times. Last saturday Laurie (my advisor to all that don't know) decided we needed to throw a party. We invited everyone from Punta Santiago (the other researchers) and of course, their was the undergraduates, myself, and Laurie's friends. So in all, it was a lot of people. For the party we actually got the grill to work... not the little charcoal burning grill we have been using so far, but the huge propane powered grill. It would never have come together if it weren't [View Full Entry]

By ErinW
July 27th 2008

July 27th - Various activities Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico

La Parguera
Brady and Megan ready for the Phosphorescent Bay

The group spent time in two different ways today. Each had fun in their own right. Jerid, Krystal, Brady and Megan went to the beach in the neighborhood that they found the day before and the girls got their first taste of snorkeling. They saw a starfish and a few fish. They were out for about 2 hours and came home to clean up. They intended to go to Wal-Mart to get a few essentials, but ended up stopping for lunch at a Mexican restaurant in town, and then going straight to the town of La Parguera. Following the GPS system, [View Full Entry]

By ErinW
July 26th 2008

July 26th - El Yunque Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico

San German
Porta Ceoli, oldest church in western hemisphere

Today, we got up a little earlier to get to the Caribbean National Forest, or El Yunque, the only tropical rain forest protected by the USDA Forest System. We took our time getting there, including making a 30 minute stop in San German, a small college town half an hour from where we are staying. After walking around a bit, we continued on, stopping for lunch just outside of San Juan. Once we got into the Forest, we went to El Portal Visitor center, where they had information on hiking, a video about the rain forest, and a simulated walkway through [View Full Entry]

By ErinW
July 25th 2008

July 25th - Boqueron Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico

The Feeney's house

Brady woke up to a phone call - He's an uncle!!! Baby Ava arrived early this morning! Everyone was awake by 10:30 and the first thing they did was swim in the pool for a while. We got out, had breakfast, took showers, and headed out to the grocery store Pueblo to get a few days food supply. We spent an hour there and got a variety of meals, snacks, and drinks. As we left, the store had a food vendor set up outside the entry. Soda and chicken on a stick were being sold. For $2, you could get 6-8 [View Full Entry]

By ErinW
July 24th 2008

July 24th - Travel Day - Arriving in Puerto Rico Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico

On our way to Syracuse

This was quite a dramatic day. We all agreed to get to the airport by 4:30. When she woke up, Erin got on her laptop and checked the status of the flight out of Rochester and found one of the worst words to see - Canceled! She let everyone know to hang tight til she got a hold of USAir and they could find an alternative. It took an hour! There were no flights going from Rochester to Philly, or any other city on to San Juan, for at least 2 days! But, finally, the operator found a flight leaving out [View Full Entry]

By Maribel and Pete
July 21st 2008

Rabbit Fricase Puerto Rican Style Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico

Rabbit Fricase Puerto Rican style Yesterday, there were 25 rabbits, already skinned, provided by the Finito's family. Finito Sr, and I cut them, washed the pieces in the escamador(an air conditioned room for the purpose of scaling and cutting fish). We cut and peeled 15 lbs of potatoes. 3 lbs of onions in rebanadas (sliced in rounds) 7 garlic heads, which I promptly minced. Then the fun started. Trapito, one of the guys here, brought a homemade stove and a propane tank. This huge pot. In went 1 gallon of welch grape juice, the rabbits, onions, 1 cup of rum(white), 1 [View Full Entry]

By Tepafish
July 17th 2008

[Insert Clever Title Here] Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico

Night in San Juan

Hey all - It's been a while since I've written. The last group of undergrads left and a new group has arrived. I turned in a large grant. I've gone to monkey island and gotten some data, although not nearly as much as I would like. Whatever, I just have a certain number of goals and I would like to reach them before I leave. To walk away with a functional experiment this summer - that would be heaven! I actually think a lot about starting to write up and get some stuff out there. I would love to put a [View Full Entry]

By Tepafish
July 6th 2008

Back Again Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico

Monkey Island

Hello All - I'm back again. On the blog and in Puerto Rico. Things have been pretty good. The weather is mediocre, but not to hot, which makes for good monkey experiment times. Monkeys I recognize from last year are a year bigger. Its amazing how much they grow! I've finished one project and moved onto the second. Which is good because I have four things on the docket for this one month that I am here. I'm also writing a grant, and I feel that is going really well too. I "finished" it on the first, and so I have [View Full Entry]

By Maribel and Pete
June 29th 2008

El Ancla Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico

Pipo called this morning, asked us out to lunch. He came around 1430 with wife Ana Maria and Granddaughter Nati. Pete drove through town, we know more about the area....We ended up at La Ancla Restaurant. I had my camera, but we had a teenager, who dove in the Bay, and was being washed away. I totally forgot about the camera...Fortunately, the Restaurant crew made phone calls, cops came by car, and a fisherman was going by from Villa Pescarera, and flag down. Seconds later we saw the police boat flying towards us. The kid is ok. His Dad got a [View Full Entry]

By Maribel and Pete
June 25th 2008

Fruits from Daniel and Mercedes house Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico

Avocado and Granada

The avocado is long, like a gourd, but taste same. The granada, Wikipedia calls a sweet grenadilla, tastes a bit like orange and almond. Some of the seed are hard, so you spit those out. Hard to eat. Claimss good for the stomach. [View Full Entry]

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