Panorama: Puerto Rico

capital

san Juan

ciudades principales

Arecibo, Bayamon, Fajardo, Mayagüez, Ponce

moneda

dolar estadounidense

idomas

español (oficial), ingles (oficial)

Raúl Juliá

actor (1940-1994)

Roberto Clemente

béisbolista (1934-1972)

Julia de Burgos

escritora (1914-1953)

Benicio del Toro

actor y producor (1967-)

Rosie Pérez

actriz y balarina (1964-)

el morro

-protects the bay of San Juan

- from 16th century to 20th century

salsa

- puerto rican and cuban decent

- Tito Puente and Wille Cólon famous salsa music players

- Felipe Rodrigez y Hector Lavoe are famous dancers from puerto rico

- Gran Combo de Puerto Rico--> famous salsa orquestra

el observatorio de arecibo

- biggest radiotelescopes in the world

Historia

- PR was part of the US after the war in 1898

- Became an estado libre asociado in 1952

el morro

once was a fortress

now a museum

The Arecibo

observatory

Observatory has one of the largest radio telescopes in the world.

study properties of the Earth, the Moon, and other celestial bodies

Relación con los Estados Unidos

Puerto Rico became part of the United States after the 1898 war and became a free-associated state in 1952.