El Yunque Rainforest

El Yunque

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January 12th 2009
Excellent weather - did we mention that it was 84 and sunny - oh, but we did get a brief shower in the rainforest - very refreshing..........ok, now with the news! First, to complete last night. We decided to eat at the inn and went down to the outside bar and had some beer while the bartender cooked our meal (yes, we had a cheeseburger - but had a great conversation about Puerto Rico). We he ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico

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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... ... read more