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Why Is Puerto Rico Part of the USA? The Full Story

Why Is Puerto Rico Part of the USA? The Full Story

When you arrive at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, you do not clear customs or immigration. The currency is the US dollar. Signs are in English and Spanish. Police drive Ford Explorers with lights and sirens identical to those in ...

Puerto Rico's Jungle: El Yunque, and Are There Venomous Snakes or Spiders?

Puerto Rico's Jungle: El Yunque, and Are There Venomous Snakes or Spiders?

Puerto Rico is not just beaches. The northeastern corner of the island is covered by El Yunque National Forest — the only tropical rainforest in the entire United States National Forest system. It receives up to 200 inches of rain per year, suppo...

5 Things You MUST Know Before Coming to Puerto Rico

5 Things You MUST Know Before Coming to Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico rewards visitors who arrive prepared. Most first-time visitors make the same set of avoidable mistakes — staying only in San Juan, not renting a car, eating only at tourist restaurants, or being surprised by the heat and the language. The...

LGBT Puerto Rico: How Safe and Welcoming Is the Island?

LGBT Puerto Rico: How Safe and Welcoming Is the Island?

Puerto Rico earns its reputation as the most LGBT-friendly destination in the Caribbean. As a US territory, it carries the full weight of federal anti-discrimination law and the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) Supreme Court ruling legalising sam...

Wild Horses on the Beach in the USA: Where to Find Them, How to See Them, and Why They're There

Wild Horses on the Beach in the USA: Where to Find Them, How to See Them, and Why They're There

There are places on the American East Coast where you can walk along the ocean and see horses — genuinely wild, unmanaged, government-protected horses — grazing in the dunes, standing belly-deep in the surf, or trotting across the sand with the Atlan...

America's Most Mysterious Places: From Sedona Vortexes to Skinwalker Ranch

America's Most Mysterious Places: From Sedona Vortexes to Skinwalker Ranch

The United States is a young country built on ancient geology, indigenous spiritual traditions, frontier mythology, and a national character that has always been captivated by the unknown. The result is a remarkable inventory of places that generate ...