Fort San Felipe del Morro | Puerto Rico

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The fort is part of the San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico. Construction started in 1540 and is part of a massive fortification sytem developed on the island of Puerto Rico to help Spain control access and commerce into the Carribean until the Spanish American War in 1898.

La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Old San Juan | Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico is an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands.

Old San Juan, the capital city, is located on the Isleta de San Juan,  a small and narrow island which lies close to the main island of Puerto Rico. Both islands are connected by three bridges.

Old San Juan is the oldest settlement within Puerto Rico and is the historic colonial section of San Juan. It is a USA World Heritage Site.

Cueva del Indio, Puerto Rico

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The Cueva del Indio is just another location in the top listing of must-see places on the island.

The cave inside of a huge rock directly at the ocean near Arecibo, gives the impression to be at a movie set of Indiana Jones.

Cueva del Indio means Cave of the Indian. The Taino Indians probably held tribal meetings at this locations centuries before the arrival of the Spanish invaders in 1493.

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Puerto Rico is a territory (Commonwealth) of the United States of America and Puerto Ricans have common citizenship, currency and defense. US stamps are used in Puerto Rico.

A Postcard from the West Indies: Puerto Rico

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Puerto Rico is located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.

The United States acquired the island from Spain in 1898. Puerto Rico is a territory (Commonwealth) of the United States of America and Puerto Ricans have common citizenship, currency and defense. Although Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, residents of Puerto Rico pay no federal income tax, nor can they vote in presidential elections. Over 2 million Puerto Ricans live in the United States, primarily in the northeast.

Puerto Rico is mostly mountainous with large coastal areas in the north and south. The 3.966 million people that inhabit the island of Puerto Rico make it one of the most densely populated islands in the world.

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In Puerto Rico US stamps are used.