Ice Skating at the Festival

My Adventure begins!

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January 9th 2011
So this is my first time as a Traveler blogger. And since this one is first within a US territory, I thought it would be a good start. Today I arrived in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico with my Geog 399 class from Salisbury University. We flew into San Juan and are here to explore the Puerto Rican physical and human geography. I can tell you that I am VERY excited. Though we are still techanically on US so ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Puerto Rico » Mayagüez

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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