What makes Puerto Rico so unique? - Weebly
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Information provided by: Zaine Deane Puerto Rico Travel Expert
What makes
Puerto Rico so
unique?
+These ten facts about Puerto Rico?
◼ Visitors to Puerto Rico tend to have a general idea
of what to expect from the island: great beaches, a
sizzling nightlife, and all the advantages of a
premier Caribbean travel destination. But here are
a few things you may not know about Puerto Rico
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+Arecibo radio telescope
◼ 1. The 2nd world's largest single-dish radio telescope was
located in Puerto Rico. It measures 1,000 feet in diameter
◼ The movie Contact and in the climactic last scene in the
James Bond movie Goldeneye, the (inevitable) showdown
between 007 and the bad guy takes place right here.
+ Arecibo radio telescope Unfortunately, on August 10, 2020 a large cable snapped and
destroyed part of the satellite’s structure. Engineers were revising
damages to repair. On November 17,2021 the structure’s remains
collapsed.
◼ PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico: accidente en Observatorio de Arecibo causa daños y se detienen las operaciones
+Watch the video of the structure’s remains
collapsing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgqrRy96z_0
+2. Puerto Rico is roughly the size
of Connecticut.
◼ If it was a state, it would be down near the bottom of the list in
terms of size, and that includes the network of islands around
the mainland.
+3. El Yunque is the only tropical
rainforest in the U.S. National Forest
System.
Just a few hours
from the ritzy
resorts of San Juan,
Trail hikes,
waterfalls, grand
vistas and a variety
of birds, flora, and
some wildlife await
you. You'll also be
happy to know that
there are no
dangerous animals
in the rainforest.
+4. Puerto Rico was "discovered"
by Christopher Columbus.
◼ That's right, it was Chris himself who landed on these shores
and claimed it for Spain. For those of you who are counting,
that makes Puerto Rico the oldest European city under the
American flag. It's also interesting to note that Columbus
wasn't exactly enamored with the place. He spent two days
here, declared it part of Spain, and never returned.
+5. Puerto Rico's unofficial mascot is
a tiny tree frog found only on the
island.
The inch-long amphibian has a powerful and melodic voice, and its
high-pitched, cheerful song can be heard for miles.
+6. More than 70% of the rum sold in
the U.S. comes from Puerto Rico.
Bacardi and Don Q are the largest
producers on the island. Puerto Rico is
the only rum-producer in the world to
maintain a minimum aging law for its
rum. You can get three main
categories of rum here: light, dark,
and añejo, or aged.
+7. San Juan is the second largest
cruise port in the western
hemisphere.
Cruise lovers, and Caribbean
cruise lovers in particular, are
probably quite familiar with Puerto
Rico and its capital. How popular is
San Juan among cruise
aficionados? It's the largest hub in
the Caribbean, and a major port of
call for almost every cruise ship
heading this way.
+8. Two of the oldest churches in
the Americas lie in Old San
Juan.Built in the 1530s, the Iglesia de San José
(or "Church of San José") in Old San Juan
is the second oldest church in the
western hemisphere, and a wonderful
example of Spanish gothic architecture.
More famous (and beautiful) is the
Catedral de San Juan (or "San Juan
Cathedral"), which is merely steps away
on Cristo Street. The most important
religious landmark in Puerto Rico.
San Jose Church restored
+9. Puerto Rico has its own
"Galapagos Island."
◼ Off the western shore of mainland
Puerto Rico, (roughly 50 miles away
from Mayagüez) lies Mona Island,
which has been compared to the
Galapagos island for its unspoiled-
by-man natural beauty and its colony
of iguanas, which practically overrun
the place. The Mona Iguana, found
nowhere else on the planet, is the
star of the show here. While the
iguanas are benign creatures, they're
not easy to visit because the island is
protected.
+10. Puerto Rico has over 270
miles of beaches.
Puerto Rico has a
tremendous
variety of
beaches. You
might even need
a guide to help
you figure out
which beach to
go to.
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Students from the Interamerican University
of Puerto Rico’s School of Engineering in
Bayamón made history. They have designed
and developed the first Puerto Rican satellite
that NASA has launched into space. The
satellite, known as the PR-CuNaR2, will take
its maiden voyage as part of Mission 23 for
Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX.
11. First Puerto Rican Satellite
known as PR-CuNaR2
The Puerto Rico CubeSat NanoRocks-2 (PR-CuNaR2), was
launched into space at 3:37 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28 from
Cape Canaveral, Florida. As part of Mission 23 of the SpaceX
company.
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