The Caribbean has heaps of enchantments for tourists and travellers, and one of them is the tropical and beach bliss of Puerto Rico. Located in the Caribbean, just between the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, you’ll find this island on the east side of the Dominican Republic.
But what can you find there in that group of tropical marine islands that are mostly mountains and sandy beaches? Considered to be a quick and perfect escape during a long weekend for couples and families, how exactly is this tropical country a paradise? Here are some facts from http://www.puertoricoblogger.com/ that you may find helpful.
Quick Facts:
· “Puerto Rico” literally means “rich port” in Spanish.
· Puerto Ricans use both Spanish and English as their official languages. Spanish, however, is mainly used by the locals.
· The island is densely populated with races of African, Spanish, American, and native Taino. Immigrants consist mostly of French, German, Italian, Lebanese, and Chinese.
· Roman Catholic is the religion of majority of the country’s population.
· The whole country is a commonwealth of the United States of America.
· Although the island is a US territory, the vibe and feel within the country is more Latin American.
· Puerto Ricans use US dollars as their currency. The US dollar is referred to as ‘peso’.
The Beaches: Bumming, Surfing, and Swashbuckling
The country’s coastal beaches are the reason this US territory is a haven; but the beaches aren’t just for beach bummers and lovers of the shores.Puerto Rican beaches are more than the sandy white shorelines and sparkling turquoise waters, especially in the beaches of Vieques, Icacos, Cabo Rojo, and Culebra. They are also more than the dramatic view of the sunset that the beach of Maunabo offers tourists and travellers, or the stunning view of the mountains from the Luquillo beach.
Puerto Rican beaches are also a place of splendor for surfers. The Rincon beach is known for its great waves for surfing; and as if one could not get enough of more beaches from this tropical island, the thin strip of beach from Mona Island is also a brilliant location for sightseeing and beach bumming with the magnificent mountainous forests in the background.
These striking beaches in the island are already quite popular and they tend to be swarmed by tourists, especially on holidays. Some, on the other hand, can be empty during weekdays.
However, although these beaches are already magnificent in their own right, some travellers may prefer to walk past these famous beaches and head to the more secluded and unspoiled sandy shores or coves, which are in fact plenty in the island. There are many of them, but they are only accessible by dirt roads which only the locals know about.
Adventure travellers may opt to choose exploring more of these island’s pristine gems of beaches, waters, and coves, some of which include the space between Ponce and Cabo Rojo and the beach of El Covento which one can reach after a hike of 2 miles from the beach of Seven Seas. Culebra and Vieques beaches have hidden strips of sands.
Puerto Rico indeed has a lot to offer to tourists and travellers. No wonder pirates used to bury their treasures in this beautiful paradise.