Here are 10 things you didn't know about Puerto Rico:
- Puerto Rico is home to the world's largest telescope.
- Puerto Rico has 270 miles of beach.
- Playa Puerto Hermina is supposedly where pirate, Roberto Cofresi, used to live.
- there are over 200 hundred caves you can go spelunking in and explore.
- The streets are paved with blue cobblestones.
- There is a 120 foot waterfall with stunning scenery.
- A coral reef known as ¨la pared¨ (the wall) is where divers can make friends with manatees and go exploring.
- Puerto Rico is about the size of Connecticut.
- San Juan is the second largest cruise port in the Western Hemisphere.
- Two of the oldest churches in the Americas are in Old San Juan.
Other interesting things about Puerto Rico:
- Basketball, volleyball, and boxing are the most popular sports in Puerto Rico.
- Girls from Puerto Rico have won the Miss Universe pageant 5 times.
- Puerto Rico competes individually in the olympics.
- There is no indigenous large wildlife in Puerto Rico. There is mostly exotic birds and fish.
- The widest part of the Island is 65 kilometers or 40.39 miles.
- Rum has been a huge part of Puerto Rican history and greatly contributes to it's economy.