Puerto Rico by Tshai Flores

Puerto Rico Historical Facts

• Puerto Rico is the most beautiful country in the world.

• Puerto Rico has good food.• Puerto Rico is a place you can go to relax.

Puerto Rico’s latitude and longitude is

18’15 N and 66’30 W

Puerto Rico’s Physical Features

• A mountainous interior.• Coastal lowlands.• Karst Area.

Puerto Rico’s Bordering Country

• Puerto Rico has no neighbors since it is an island.

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Puerto Rico Flag.

• Their flag has 2 white stripes and 3 red stripes and a blue triangle on the side. In the middle of the triangle there is a white star.

Puerto Rico capital.

• Puerto Rico’s capital is San Juan.

Large Cities in Puerto Rico

• One of them is call Bayamon . Bayamon is located in the northern coastal north of aguas Buena.

• The other one is called Caguas. Caguas is located in the Central mountain range of Puerto Rico.

Population of Puerto Rico

• The population of Puerto Rico is 418,140.

Puerto Rico’s Government

• The type of government they have in Puerto rico is a democracy.

Government Leader

• Because they are a U.S. territory, Barack Obama is the head of their government.

• On island, the head office of government is Estado libre Asocido de Puerto Rico. The governor’s name is Alejandro Garcia Padilla.

Puerto Rico’s Currency

• In Puerto Rico they use U.S. dollars for currency.

Puerto Rico’s language

• In Puerto Rico they speak in Spanish just like me at home, because I have Puerto Rican heritage.

Climate in Puerto Rico

• The climate in Puerto Rico is tropical.• Right now, on March 30, 2015, in Puerto Rico

its 86°• (I wish I was there because here in Boston, it’s

cold.)

Major Religion

• The major religion is Roman Catholic.

Any thing famous in Puerto Rico.

• Vieques is a little island with a restaurant and they have a garden where the food grows.

One Cultural custom

• On January 6 they celebrate the San Sebastian Street Festival.

• Many Puerto Ricans make a traditional dish called asopao, a hearty gumbo made with either chicken or shellfish.

Major Attraction

One major attraction is the capital!!!

You should visit the main beaches of Puerto Rico because they are beautiful and you can swim there and more.

Another major attraction

Another major attraction is called Arecibo!

You should visit Arecibo because it’s a great place to bring your kids and its beautiful.

Major Attraction

• Last but not least, the Ponce, !

• They have a lot of stores and more so you can entertain yourself.

Citations

• http://www.topuertorico.org/descrip.shtml