Discover San Juan - Capital City of Contrasts
The city of San Juan is the largest city, the capital and the chief port and commercial center of Puerto Rico. The port in San Juan exports mainly sugar cane, fruit, coffee and tobacco to the United States. San Juan has a current population of 437,745 people and is constantly growing.
Industries in San Juan include the manufacture of clothing, sugar refining, cement, metal goods, tobacco and brewing. The downtown banking district of the city is better known as Hato Rey and it is here where many banks and commercial centers are situated. The older part of the city with its narrow streets, old buildings, small cafés and antique houses with balconies overhanging the streets creates a majestic atmosphere and is definitely worth a visit.
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a modern and progressive island that has a rich heritage which fascinates visitors from everywhere. The spirit of the Spanish colonial period is most evident in San Juan, a walled city, where numerous houses, public buildings, historical sites and monuments have undergone restoration in an effort to preserve a part of the island's cultural heritage. In 1986, the United Nations designated the district a World Heritage Site.
The face of colonial Spain can still be seen in San Juan: narrow and steep cobblestone-paved streets, romantic courtyards, charming, overhanging balconies and chalk-white churches give 'El Viejo San Juan', the old city, a character much loved by artists and photographers from Puerto Rico and abroad. A visit to San Juan is an essential part of any trip to Puerto Rico. San Juan is a feast of feeling. It is a place that makes the heart and the mind frolic. San Juan will astonish you with its extraordinary sights and its vast store of New World history.
User Comments & Reviews
2009-10-28 21:07:35
Hola, viajaré a San Juan en febrero, y me gustaría saber , que lugares sería importante conocer, voy a una competencia de Olimpiadas Especiales, y para mí es importante conocer lo más que pueda de su bello país
2009-10-19 20:17:29
Para Néstor Juguera: Teniendo visa válida para USA puede viajar a Puerto Rico sin ningún problema, no necesita comunicación con ningun consulado o embajada. Puerto Rico es un Estado Asociado a Estados Unidos de America.
2009-10-09 19:23:44
Its been a very long time for me after wanting to learn more about my fathers family. I will soon one day travel back to my home and retrace my roots. Along with finding family members that I never knew. Maybe this will enlighten me by allowing me to know who I am moreso.
2009-10-07 00:50:55
yo soy puertoriqueno y vivo en espringfield mass desde el 1998 y estoy vuscando nuevas amistades en PR que me puedan ayudar el como para saver como estan las cosas por aya en la isla del en canto ok soy joven y quiero aprender mas de nuestra cultura y referente a su pajina es una pajina estraudinaria ya que nos en sena vastante de nuestras raises quisiera saver si me pudieran contestar este pe queno comentario para a prender mas de el como estan las cosas por haya ya que solo se que mis papas son del pueblo de las piedras y solo heso se por el momento.......
2009-10-01 06:07:07
To Nestor Juguera, Please note that PuertoRico.com does not represent any governmental authority. You will need to contact the Argentine Consulate General closest to you for travel requirements. There are Consulate General Offices in Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami
2009-09-29 21:50:10
Es necesario tramitar visa para ingresar un ciudadano Argentino? En caso de tener una visa valida para USA, esta sirve para el ingreso? Gracias
2009-09-16 14:28:50
To Carmen Serrano, Please use the hotel booking and enquiry facility above on the right, or click on the "Local Directory" in the menu bar just above that. These two search facilities will help you with your query.
2009-09-15 01:56:03
I want cheap ofert hotel placesto enjoit alone or familie
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