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	Puerto Rico; Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
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Capital city	San Juan
System	democration
Currency	US dollar (USD); $ 1 = 100 cents
Time zone	UTC -4
Surface	9,104 km²
Population	3 944 259
Official language	Spanish, English
Dominant religion	Catholicism
Telephone code	1 787, 1 939
Electric voltage	110V
Car code	PRI
Car traffic	right hand
Internet domain	.pr

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Puerto Rico (Spanish Puerto Rico) - Dependent territory USA, with quite a lot of autonomy. It is situated on the island of the same name and several smaller islands nearby; in Central Americain the Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea).

Characteristic

Geography

Climate

fauna and Flora

Culture and art

Society

Overall, Puerto Rico is a rather torn place. On the one hand, it is the territory of the USA and on the other hand, a place where 75% of the population do not speak or speak poorly English. Puerto Ricans themselves do not feel they are US citizens and do not identify with America. They know the island belongs to the US, but they are primarily Puerto Rican. Feel a great sentiment to the former Spanish colony.

Worth seeing

Regions

North coast;
Porta del Sol;
Porta Caribe;
East Coast;
La Montaña;
Vieques - (also Isla Nena or Little Island) a small, rural island about 10 km east of the main island;
Culebra - a small island off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, where Flamenco Beach is located, considered the second most beautiful beach in the world.

Cities

San Juan - the capital of the state, one of the largest natural harbors on the The caribbean;
Arecibo - the seat of the world's largest radio telescope;
Aguadilla;
Caguas;
Carolina;
Fajardo;
Mayagüez;
Ponce - the second largest city of Puerto Rico with many museums such as the Art Museum and the Music Museum;
San Germán - where is the oldest Catholic church on Caribbean.

Other interesting places

Drive

By plane

You can fly from the continental United States with one of the local American airlines, United or JetBlue. Departures e.g. from New York (EWR). Travel from NY takes up to 4 hours. Landing in San Juan (SJU). You can also fly directly from Germany with Condor.

By ship

Transport

The entire island is covered by a road network. Unfortunately, these are roads of poor quality. You can drive around the island on a toll motorway (about $ 5 per day). The cost of fuel is approximately $ 0.8 per liter (fuel sold per liter). No turn. Public and intercity transport rather residual. Worth a rental car.

Communication

The main language widely used is Spanish. English is of secondary importance and you may not know it in principle. Tourists who know English but do not know Spanish will be in a more difficult situation.

Shopping

Costs

Food is relatively expensive. Similarly with hotels. European standard hotels are much more expensive.

Tips

Gratuities are usually from about 2 to 10% of the order value. However, no one is brazenly waiting for a tip.

Food and cuisine

Despite the heat and generally warm weather that accompanies the whole year, the food is not as light as it is in Southern Europe. The food is much fatter and a lot of dishes are fried in fat.

Entertainment and nightlife

Accommodation

Science

work

The lowest rate is $ 7.25 per hour of work. The average hourly rate is $ 10 - $ 20. The rate that satisfies the ordinary resident of Puerto Rico is in the range of $ 16 - $ 25. Due to the high level of unemployment, about 1.5 million PR residents left for the American continent in search of work.

Security

It is generally safe. Nobody bothers tourists. Rather, the locals ask where the tourist comes from, There is no thievery as such. The main crime is created by newcomers from Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Health

Cultural aspects

Puerto Ricans are polite and smiling, but they are not intrusive and do not harass for any reason.