Puerto Rico

by who else Allia

What is the country's name?And what is its

capital?
~Puerto Rico
>San Juan
-The population of Puerto
Rico is 3.615 MILLION!!!
>The currency used the is the
United States dollar $$$

three facts about their economy!!!

-Well according to http://welcome.topuertorico.org/people.shtml the unemployment rate in
Puerto Rico is: total: 13.5% (Aug 2014). While in the United States the unemployment rate is:
total: 5.9% (Sep 2014). However when i did further research i found this interesting little video
or what not that really gets intricately confusing
http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=z1ebjpgk2654c1_&met_y=unemployment_rate&idim=state:ST72000000
00000&fdim_y=seasonality:S&hl=en&dl=en#!ctype=c&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=s&met_y=unemployed&fdim_y=seas
onality:S&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&idim=state:ST3600000000000:ST7200000000000&ifdim=state&hl=en_US&dl=en&i
nd=false
-there are more unemployed men in puerto rico than women by a 5.38%

-and lastly

What is P.R.'s geography like?

>Climate: Tropical Marine, average temperatures year round between 80 F (26.7 C) and 70 F (21.1 C).

>Geographic Coordinates: Latitude: 18 15" N Longitude: 66 30" W

- Total Area: 9,104 sq km (3,508 sq mi)
The maximum length from east to west (from Punta Puerca to Punta Higuero) of
180 km (110 mi) and with a maximum width from north to south (from Isabella to
Punta Coln) of 65 km (40 mi).
-Land Area: 8,959 sq km Comparative area: approximately three times the size of
Rhode Island
>The climate is Tropical Marine with an average temperature of 80F (26C). Puerto Rico enjoys warm and sunny
days most of the year. Lightweight clothing is appropriate year-round. The winds, which blow from the East,
moderate temperatures and rainfall. In the interior, the temperature fluctuates between 73F and 78F (22C and 25C).
The temperature in the south is usually a few degrees higher than the north and temperatures in the central interior
mountains are always cooler than the rest of the island.

More Geographical facts...

Puerto Rico is composed of Jurassic to Eocene volcanic and plutonic rocks, which are overlain by younger Oligocene to
recent carbonates and other sedimentary rocks. Most of the caverns and karst topography on the island occurs in the
northern Oligocene to recent carbonates. The oldest rocks are approximately 190 million years old (Jurassic) and are
located at Sierra Bermeja in the southwest part of the island. Puerto Rico lies at the boundary between the Caribbean and
North American plates. This means that it is currently being deformed by the tectonic stresses caused by the interaction of
these plates. 70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% island.Deep oceans waters fringe Puerto Rico. To the west, the
Mona Passage, which separates the island from Hispaniola to the west, is about 80 miles (130 km) wide and more than 3,300
feet (1,000 meters) deep. Off the northern coast in the Atlantic Ocean at the boundary between the Caribbean and North
American plates is the Puerto Rico Trench, the largest and deepest trench in the Atlantic. The trench is 800 kilometres (497
mi) long and has a maximum depth of 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) at Milwaukee Deep, which is the deepest point in the Atlantic
Ocean. To the south the sea bottom descends to the 16,400 feet (5,000 meters) deep Venezuelan Basin of the Caribbean.

Famous people!!!
As you may know there are many people that are currently famous that have
originating from puerto rico or other spanish speaking countries like dominican
republic. however my favorites would have to be Don Omar and Daddy
yankee.for the ways in which they became famous and how they reacted to
their spotlight.

Daddy Yankee
Ramn Luis Ayala Rodrguez (born February 3, 1977), known by his stage name Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican
reggaeton singer-songwriter, producer and actor. Ayala was born in Ro Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was raised in
the neighborhood of Villa Kennedy Housing Projects.Ayala aspired to be a professional baseball player, and tried out for
the Seattle Mariners Major League baseball team. Before he could be officially signed, he was hit by a stray round from an
AK-47 rifle while taking a break from a studio recording session with reggaeton mix tape icon DJ Playero. Ayala spent
roughly one and a half years recovering from the wound; the bullet was never removed from his hip, and he credits the
shooting incident with allowing him to focus entirely on a music career. Since then, he has sold over 10 million albums. He
married Mireddys Gonzalez in 1994 and the couple had a daughter when he was seventeen. He was born February 3rd
1977 he is currently 36 years old and he is an Aquarius.
Some of his songs are:
-Limbo
-Gasolina
-La nueva y la ex
-Pose
-Somos de calle
-Lovumba

Don Omar
Don Omar (born William Omar Landrn Rivera; February 10, 1978), is a Puerto Rican reggaeton singer-songwriter, recording artist and actor. He is
sometimes referred to by his nickname El Rey.Omar is the oldest son of William Landrn and Luz Antonia Rivera. He was born and raised in Carolina, Puerto
Rico. From an early age, he showed interest in the music of Vico C and Brewley MC. During his youth, he became an active member of a Protestant church,
Iglesia Evanglica Restauracin en Cristo in Bayamn where he occasionally offered sermons. However, after four years, he left the church to dedicate
himself to singing. His first public performance in a nightclub was accompanied by disc jockey Eliel Lind Osorio. Afterwards he appeared regularly on
compilation albums from popular DJs and producers including Luny Tunes, Noriega, and DJ Eric. He also worked as a backup singer for the duo Hctor &
Tito. One of the members, Hctor Delgado, helped him produce his first solo album. His first public performance in a nightclub was accompanied by disc
jockey Eliel Lind Osorio. Afterwards he appeared regularly on compilation albums from popular DJs and producers including Luny Tunes, Noriega, and DJ
Eric. He also worked as a backup singer for the duo Hctor & Tito. One of the members, Hctor Delgado, helped him produce his first solo album.Omar's
career rose to stardom with the release of his first studio album,the Last Don. Both the studio version and its live edition have been certified platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America. Worldwide The Last Don :Live has sold over one million copies, according to his official website. He earned
awards for Latin Pop Album of the Year and New Artist & Latin Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year by the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2003.The Last
Don:Live was also nominated for Urban Music Album at the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards. Omar's May 2006 album King of Kings became history's highest
ranking reggaeton LP in the top 10 US charts, with its debut at #1 on the Latin sales charts and the #1 spot on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Radio Chart with his
single Angelito.Omar was also able to beat the in-store appearance sales record at Disney World's Virgin music store previously set by pop star Britney
Spears. With the highest charting debut by a reggaeton artist, Omar's King of Kings entered at No. 7 with 74,000, beating Daddy Yankee's No. 24 entry with
2005's "Barrio Fino En Directo". In April 2007, Don Omar received the Latin Billboard award for Reggaeton Album Of The Year for King of Kings Billboard
recognized that it was the most successful album of the decade in Latin America, besides being the most successful in the history of the genre of reggaeton.
Billboard estimated that the album sold over 4.1 million copies by the end of 2009. The album's track "Sali El Sol" is featured in the video game GTA V and
the track "Virtual Diva" was featured in the expansion pack of GTAV. The songs "Los Bandoleros" and "Conteo" were featured in the movie The Fast and The
Furious in the ending credits. His song "Danza Kuduro" was featured in the movie the Fast Five. Omar participated in Gilberto Santa Rosa's presentation in an
event titled "Concierto del Amor", presented in the Madison Square Garden on February 9, 2008. He closed the event and performed reggaeton themes.

Popular Sites!!!
El Yunquethis is cool rain forest and The peak itself is one of the highest in Puerto Rico, standing at 1,080 meters (3543 feet)
above sea level. the peak itself is almost always covered by thin sheets of humid air and rain(sometimes).
Cathedral of San Juan BautistaThe Cathedral of San Juan Bautista is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico.
The cathedral is one of the oldest buildings in San Juan, located in Old San Juan, and is the second oldest cathedral in
the Americas. The Cathedral of Santa Mara la Menor in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, is the oldest. The
original cathedral in what was the city of Puerto Rico (changed to San Juan after the Spanish-American War) was
constructed from wood in 1521 .It was destroyed by a hurricane and the current structure constructed in 1540, being
reshaped in later centuries, the last time being in 1917. With in this building was one of the first schools in puerto rico.
as well as a school there also lies the tomb of one of the first explorers and settler Juan ponce de leon!!!
Guajataca Lakethis was a man made river created in 1929, Lago Guajataca was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers by
building a dam across the river Ro Guajataca and is owned by the Puerto Rico Electrical Authority. Many schools,
businesses, and organizations, including a parador, Boy Scout Camp, and kayak excursion company are named for the
area and waterway as well.

Why are these places Popular?

well i guess a diplomatic answer would be answering this question with another
question which would be why is any site or place popular? is it from its natural
beauty or because people just talk about it too much? well im not trying to be
diplomatic for once i am going to say well most likely because one reason why
people visit other countries is for the experience and to learn about what its like
for the people to live there now and the people who lived there then. And one
thing all three of these sites have is their historical and classical background
from the cathedral to the lake made from the work of the people to themselves
as a land tribute of the beauty of the people.

Food!!!
I dont know if you know this but smell and looks are everything if you
walk up to someone and they smell awful and look terrible you would not
wanna stick around them right? same thing goes with food if you are
going to a restaurant and it smells all beguiled then you won't want
anything in their but if you smell Arroz Con Pollo and a fresh empanada
with a spicy tamale on the side trust me you're walking out their 20lbs
heavier than before you walked in(Lolz).
Some traditional spanish foods are:
-Besitos de Coco
-Arroz Con Pollo
-Mofongo Relleno de Camarones
-Sofrito

One recipe!!!
Sofrito
1 large yellow onion
1 pimiento (Cubanelle) or substitute with green bell pepper
1 red bell pepper or 1sm jar roasted red peppers
1 medium head of garlic (2 tbsp. minced garlic)
1 bunch of cilantro
12 ajes dulces (hard to find and may skip)
6 leaves of recao - (Eryngium) (hard to find/skip)
cup Spanish olives, pitted
1 tbsp capers
2 tsps salt
1 tbsp black pepper
1 tbsp crushed organo
cup olive oil
Wash, peel, seed and coarsely chop everything. Put in a blender and pure. Store in a glass jar covered in the
refrigerator for later use. Freeze it in ice-cube trays and dump the frozen cubes in a freezer bag. This will be
fried in achiote oil or tocino as the first step in recipes. This recipe makes about 2 large ice-cube trays. Use
about 3 cubes for rice or soup that will serve a family.
Once you've made this easy recipe you will never go back to store bough sofrito. The aroma is simply
intoxicating. . . .

Holidays!!!
well some important holidays in puerto rico could be
-march 22nd,Da de la Abolicin de la Esclavitud (Emancipation Day)
> this is basically it is when slavery was abolished in 1873, while the island was still a colony of spain.
-dia de reyes(the three kings)
> this holiday is a religious holiday in which was formed because of the three wise men that went to see
the newborn christ by exchanging gifts. on this holiday one would put boxes of hay under their bed for each
wisemans camel this would then be exchanged for gifts.
-constitution de puerto rico
>Formerly called Occupation Day, commemorating the anniversary of the landing of American troops at
Gunica in 1898.

Schools
well in puerto rico there are some similarities and some major differences like in
puerto rico they go to school for four hours then they go home for dinner and
church, maybe take a nap then in the afternoon they go back to finish off their
school day. The schools are very hard on how the students act and what they
wear within the school(most of them). they really press christianity within their
curriculum (unlike in america).

My Opinion
well to me this country is very artic because of their food
constant parties yet ability to buckle down the next morning
and get back to work. so that got to be polar and i also like
how you can really learn a lot from not just the people there
but the natural aspects and the common way of the people
its just really, icy!!!