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The Hiram Bithorn Stadium is the largest baseball stadium in Puerto Rico, yet small compared to other stadiums around the world. Constructed in 1962, it has become the home of baseball in Puerto Pico. Hiram Bithorn Stadium is located in San Juan and has been home to various professional baseball teams such as the Montreal Expos, who once played twenty-two baseball games at this stadium.
Puerto Rico is known to be one of the most recommended camping destinations in the world. Not only because of its beautiful tropical jungles, diverse wild life and breathtaking beaches but because it has the answer every camper wants to hear: NO - none of the snakes found in Puerto Rico are poisonous.
Eugenio Maria de Hostos y Bonilla was born in Rio Cañas on 11 January in 1839. In later years Hostos would become well-known as both a politician and as an educator.
Most people will probably not recognize the name George Perez but many will recognize his work. As one of the most popular and influential comic book artists during the 1980s, Perez provided illustrations for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. If few people know his name, even fewer know that Perez is of Puerto Rican descent.
Puerto Rico fell victim to an earthquake on 11 October 1918 that measured 7.5 on the Richter Scale. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami that came bearing down on the Puerto Rican coast with a wall of water that was estimated at approximately six feet high. This disaster claimed the lives of 116 people. Santo Domingo felt the earth shake in 1953 and in 1981 nature gently reminded Puerto Rico of the lurking danger below the ground. All these events have been attributed to the Puerto Rico Trench.
Abbott recently opened a new biologics manufacturing facility in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico with all the state-of-the-art facilities that a project of this undertaking would need. This new facility has been specifically provided for long-term support for the production of HUMIRA(R), a successful biological agent. Abbott also manufactures Depakote, Synthroid and Biaxin
Near Puerto Rico, the mysterious and enduring beauty of uninhabited Monita Island lies north-northwest just five kilometers from her sister island, Mona. Within the sixteen hectares of this limestone island, a limited range of flora and fauna exists - a fraction of land that is found on Isle of Mona. This distinct difference between the two islands is due mainly to their size: Monita is less then 0.3% of the area of its sister - Mona.
The Puerto Rico Board Game is a game of strategy, making decisions and outsmarting your opponents. It has been praised by all that have played and is seen as one of the most brilliant board games ever sold. The game was created by Andreas Seyfarth and was first released in 2002. Playing the game is as challenging as any other and your journey starts as the colonial governor just after the discovery of Puerto Rico.
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