San juan, puerto rico

General Aspects
Acronyms | PRO |
Official NAme | Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. |
Capital | San Juan |
Currency | US Dollar |
Official Language | Spanish and English |
National day | July 25 |
Continent | America |
Geographic Area | El Caribe |

• San Juan de Puerto Rico is a meeting place in the Caribbean. The first settlers introduced a culture of the Orinoco River,as the years passed, began a process of cultural ethnic mixing that still characterizes the Contemporary Caribbean.

• A late 15th century the Spanish renamed it San Juan Bautista. Shortly afterwards bartered the European name for the island's capital city, and its rich port on the country. San Juan became the name of the capital and Puerto Rico on the island.

• San Juan was founded by Spanishsettlers in 1521 and is the oldest city in Puerto Rico as well as in the United States. Today San Juan serves as Puerto Rico's largest port and is the island's manufacturing, financial, cultural and tourist center. The metropolitan area population (Spanish: metropolitan area), including San Juan and the municipalities of Bayamón, Guaynabo, Catano, Canóvanas, Caguas, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Carolinaand Trujillo Alto is about 2 million inhabitants, Thus, approximately half the population of Puerto Rico now lives and works in this field.

• San Juan is located on the northeast coast of Puerto Rico. The city is located north of Aguas Buenas and Caguas, east of Guaynabo and Bayamon and west of Carolina and Trujillo Alto.

• Old San Juan occupies the western end of a rocky islet at the mouth ofthe bay of San Juan. During the 20th century the main centers of population increased far beyond the walls of the old town and Puerto Rico's main island, and merged with existing settlements east and south of Old San Juan. As a result the city isnow composed of a variety of neighborhoods.

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Food:

Puerto Rican cuisine is a combination ofSpanish cuisines. Its gastronomy is characterized by a wide variety of native ingredients and products used. The basis of the Creole cuisine comes from the Taino, who grew roots such as cassava, sweet potato and taro, as well as corn. The Spanish incorporated into foods such as onions, garlic, cilantro, eggplant, chickpeas, coconut drinks like rum. From Africa acquired his cooking style andintroduced foods such as green banana.

The fritters as a starter

The chips are favorite entrees snacks before meals. Are well known-tostones-mashed fried green plantains, which are often served with rice. Other popular dishes are the pies, the bacalaitos, the surullitos-entrant made with cornmeal and cheese with pink sauce and filled with potato, mashed potatoes with various fillings.

Otherstarters are commonly consumed in soups. The national soup of Puerto Rico is known as a stew and is made with chicken and rice. This soup can also be prepared with lobster, shrimp or other seafood, a delight for those who appreciate the taste of a good seafood.

Meat and fish in good company

The most consumed meat in the island are beef and pork, especially pork. However, Puerto Rico also has avariety of seafood from warm waters. Both the meat and seafood, are always accompanied by a garnish such as rice and beans or fried beans. One of the most popular side dishes is mofongo, which is mashed fried green plantains with meat or seafood in a delicious garlic and tomato sauce.

Succulent tropical fruits

For lovers of fruits in Puerto Rico you can taste as delicious as some coconut,...