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Members of the El Baldio community in Juana Diaz, situated about 20 minutes from Ponce in the Porta Caribe region of Puerto Rico, have put forward a proposal for the creation of an eco-tourism park and natural reserve in Juana Diaz’s Bosque Rocoso (Rocky Forest) and Cerro Cuevas (Caves Hill).
Isla Ratones (Mice Island), near the town of Cabo Rojo in Southern Puerto Rico, is set to open an exciting Underwater Interpretative Pathway. The community of Isla Ratones, together with a local marine biologist and environmentalist organization, Caborrojeños Pro Salud y Ambiente, is developing an innovative educational adventure that will provide a guided, controlled snorkeling experience for both adults and children.
Surrounded by lush greenery and sparkling lagoons, the Anfiteatro Tito Puento is an open-air concert arena in San Juan, Puerto Rico, which serves as the venue for music concerts of every description. Audiences can enjoy listening to their favorite artists with stars shining overhead and a breeze rustling the leaves of nearby trees. Reggae, Spanish pop music, hot Latin jazz, metal and traditional are just some of the music genres that have been heard at the Anfiteatro Tito Puente.
Puerto Rico has been home to many talented and well known people who have excelled in fields such as sport, writing and music. One of the most celebrated writers, of our time, was born in 1949 in the city of San Juan, by the name of Esmeralda Santiago. The eldest child in the family, Esmeralda welcomed ten siblings into the world. She moved with her mother to New York in 1961, at the age of thirteen. After returning to visit Puerto Rico seven years later, Esmeralda Santiago became aware of issues that plagued many Puerto Rican Americans, and decided to put her experiences on paper.
Most visitors to Puerto Rico ensure that they make the trip to Culebra Island because of its magnificent beaches, friendly island atmosphere and its wonderful snorkeling spots along the coast. Not many realize that eighty percent of Culebra Island falls under the care of the Culebra Island National Wildlife Refuge, and even less are aware that excavations within the borders of the refuge led to significant historical discoveries and an insight into the early inhabitants of the island.
Puerto Rican Latin Pop singer, Chayanne, was born on 28 June 1968 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. Named Elmer Figueroa Arce at birth, at the age of 19, Chayanne adopted his artistic name from a western television series that his mother was fond of watching. With worldwide sales exceeding 10 million albums, Chayanne has gone on to become one of Puerto Rico’s most successful pop stars.
Situated in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Casa Paoli was once the home of the late Antonio Paoli, a Puerto Rican opera singer who was known affectionately as both “The King of Puerto Rican Tenors” and as the “Tenor of the Kings”. Casa Paoli is currently a museum exhibiting documents and other memorabilia from the life of this well respected singer, along with examples of Puerto Rican art and a history of the city of Ponce. It also serves as the home of the Puerto Rico Center for Folkloric Research.
The construction of the Ponce Aquarium, otherwise known as the Oceanographic Studies Center of the Caribbean, is scheduled to begin in July 2008, with anticipated completion in early 2010. The proposed site for the Ponce Aquarium is near the popular La Guancha boardwalk, adjacent to Ponce Bay and in close proximity to the Ponce Hilton Golf and Casino Resort Hotel. In addition to being a key scientific and research center in the area, the Ponce Aquarium will be an additional tourist attraction in the popular Porta Caribe region of Puerto Rico.
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