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Osuna Miguel Conesa is a very well known artist in Puerto Rico and has explored different art forms and techniques related to painting for over thirty-four years. His art career has given him wonderful experience in a variety of subject matters but to this day his favorite topic is still religious art, a subject he finds fascinating but also meaningful.
Music and dance have always played an import role in lives of Puerto Ricans. And as with many countries, influences from all over the world have assisted in shaping music and dance to what it is today. The Taino had a great influence on the musical instruments in Puerto Rico, especially the guiro. The classic Spanish guitar also evolved within Puerto Rico, to become a cuatro, requinto, triple and a bordonua. But the most famous rhythm and dance that originated from Puerto Rico, is the Salsa.
The Casals Festival is celebrated in San Juan, Puerto Rico every year with many talented and famous music artists and orchestra's attending and performing at this wonderful event.
The charismatic Paso Fino horse is the pride and joy of many a horse owner in Puerto Rico. This striking horse is used for farming, transport and tourism all over the island and it is bred extensively as Puerto Rico’s native horse breed.
There are few things in the world that will bring a smile to a woman’s face quite like the gift of flowers. All through the ages flowers have been a favorite gift and even when more expensive and longer-lasting gifts have been available it is always the delicate intricacy of the flower that has ultimately helped men to win the hearts of their beloveds.
If you are looking for an exciting new activity to enjoy whilst traveling to Puerto Rico, try the Las Cavernas de Camuy. This massive network of subterranean caverns make up a 268-acre park filled with beautiful limestone rock formations and other natural wonders. The park is situated to the Southwest of San Juan and it takes two-hours to drive from San Juan to the caverns at de Camuy.
When Christopher Columbus landed in what is now called Puerto Rico on November 19, 1493 he was surprised to find that the island he named San Juan Bautista was already inhabited by a Native American tribe called the Taino. It’s estimated that as many as 50,000 Taino lived on Puerto Rico at the time of Columbus’ arrival. They seemed to have led an idyllic existence, hunting and fishing from dugout canoes and growing crops of cassava, sweet potato, and garlic among others.
Wisin and Yandel, also known as Juan Luis Morera and Llandel Veguilla, came together in 1998 as young seventeen and eighteen years olds, that had only a dream. Living in Cayey, in Puerto Rico, their paths crossed at a reggaeton party. At the time of their meeting, Wisin wanted to be a rap artist and Yandel, a barber at the time, wrote songs. With a songwriter and singer combination, the two young boys set out to achieve their ambitions. It had never occurred to them that they would receive the fame and support that they have today.
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