Geographic coordinates: 18 15 N, 66 30 W

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Location
Geographic coordinates  18 15 N, 66 30
W  Location  Caribbean, island between the
Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean,
east of the Dominican Republic  Terrain  mostly
mountains, with coastal plain belt in north
mountains precipitous to sea on west coast
sandy beaches along most coastal areas
important location along the Mona Passage - a key
shipping lane to the Panama Canal San Juan is
one of the biggest and best natural harbors in
the Caribbean many small rivers and high
central mountains ensure land is well watered
south coast relatively dry fertile coastal
plain belt in north  Natural hazards  periodic
droughts hurricanes  Capital City San
Juan
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These lava arches are on the North coast just
East of Arecibo at the 'Cueva del Indio'. An
interesting archeological site, a cave with Taino
Petroglyphs on the wall.
The island of Puerto Rico is almost rectangular
in shape, and is the smallest and the most
eastern island of the Greater Antilles
The largest mountains are Cerro La Punta (1,338
m) in Jayuya Rosas (1,267 m) found between
Jayuya and Ciales, Guilarte (1,205 m) in
Adjuntas, Tres Picachos (1,204 m) in Jayuya, and
Maravilla (1,182m) in Ponce.
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Map
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Place
Official Name Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Size
9,104 square km Population 3,957,988
people Religion - 85 Catholic - 8
Protestant -2.3 non-religious -3 other

Ethnic Groups 80 white 20 black
Languages Spanish and English
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Way Of Life
Music Puerto Rico is noted for its Caribbean
music.
Recreation includes Baseball, basketball,
biking and skating, bowling, camping, cycling,
diving, horse racing, surfing, etc.
Foods Unique blend of Spanish, African, Taino
and influences. Locals call the cuisine cocina
criolla
Puerto Rico has traditional educational systems.
Ponce in the Southeast
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Geography
Puerto Rico is divided into three geographical
areas Central interior mountain ranges, northern
karst, and the coastal plains.
Most of Puertos tropical rainforests are gone
and they have plants that grow nowhere in the
U.S. Some flowers are orchids and poinsettias.
They have few wild animals
including bats, snakes, lizards, birds
and small frogs.
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Climate and Weather
Warm and sunny most of the year. Temperature
has never reached below 70 degrees or above 97
degrees in the city of San Juan. Winds blow
from the east and control the heat. Dry season
is from December to March Hurricanes usually
occur between August and October.
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Relationship Within Places
The main fields of employment are electronics,
textiles, petrochemicals, processed foods and
clothing. Sugar and livestock production are also
common.
Very few natural resources. Some stone, fish,
copper and nickel are used for on and off-shore
crude oil.
Budget cuts from the U.S. have made the Puerto
Rican economy suffer - it relies on mainly
Federal Aid from the U.S.
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Movement
1/3 the population is located in the San Juan-
Carolina- Bayamon metropolitan area They use
telephones, and normal means of
transportation/communication to communicate with
each other. The traditions and customs are
passed down by generation to generation by the
parents having a tradition in their house, and
their kids having those same morals when they
move away-thus the cycle continues.
Boats, planes, and other normal means of
transportation are used to transport goods and
people from one area to another. A passport is
not needed to get to Puerto Rico if you are from
the US. Within the country, simple means of
transportation are used such as cars, walking,
biking etc.
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Regions
Puerto Rico is a self-governing commonwealth in
association with the United States
Some tourist attractions are - El Morro
Fortress - it was declared a World Heritage
site - San Cristobal fortress - La fortaleza -
another world heritage site that protected
Spanish settlers from cannabalistic Carib
tribes - The Plaza de las Delicias in downtown
Ponce
Plaza of Nagaubo
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Bibliography
http//welcome.topuertorico.org http//www.rain
forestsafari.com http//www.elyunque.com