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The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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  • .pr
    .pr
    -About Nic.pr:"Gauss Research Laboratory Inc" is the managing organization of the Puerto Rico's top level domain under the website. They operate the website , which stands for the Network Information Center of Puerto Rico....

     – Internet
    Internet
    The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

     country code top-level domain
    Country code top-level domain
    A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....

     for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
  • 51st state
    51st state
    The 51st state, in United States political discourse, is a phrase that refers to areas either seriously or derisively considered candidates for addition to the 50 states already part of the United States. Before 1959, when Alaska and Hawaii joined the U.S., the term "the 49th state" was used...

     (hypothetical)
  • 65th Infantry Regiment (United States)
    65th Infantry Regiment (United States)
    The 65th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed "The Borinqueneers," was an all-volunteer Puerto Rican regiment of the United States Army. Its motto was Honor et Fidelitas, Latin for Honor and Fidelity. It participated in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War...


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  • Aerovías Nacionales de Puerto Rico
  • African immigration to Puerto Rico
    African immigration to Puerto Rico
    The history of African people in Puerto Rico begins with the immigration of African free men who accompanied the invading Spanish Conquistadors. The Spaniards enslaved the Taínos , and many of them died as a result of Spaniards' oppressive colonization efforts...

  • Air Culebra
    Air Culebra
    Culebra Air Services, established in 1998 as Air Culebra, is a small Puerto Rican airline company that flies out of the island of Culebra, in Puerto Rico, and the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, in San Juan.-Destinations:...

  • Airports in Puerto Rico
  • Ángel Ramos
    Angel Ramos (industrialist)
    Angel Ramos was the founder of Telemundo, the second largest Spanish-language television network in the United States.-Early years:...

  • Antilles
    Antilles
    The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...

  • Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport
    Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport
    Antonio Juarbe Pol Airport is a public airport located three miles southeast of the central business district of Arecibo, in Puerto Rico.Although most U.S...

  • Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport
    Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport
    Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport is a small commercial air facility on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Because a large amount of Vieques' yearly revenue comes from the tourism industry, this small airport plays an important part in Vieques' economic outlook.The airport has been for decades the...

  • Architecture of Puerto Rico
    • commons:Category:Buildings in Puerto Rico
  • Area code 787 & 939
  • Art in Puerto Rico
    Art in Puerto Rico
    With the country's ethnically diverse background, Puerto Rican art reflects many influences, particularly Spanish and African.-Folk art:Santos, an especially beloved form of folk art, evolved from the Spanish church's use of sculptures to convert indigenous Puerto Ricans to Christianity. Meaning...

  • Atlas of Puerto Rico
  • Autopistas de Puerto Rico

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  • Bairoa Gym
    Bairoa Gym
    Bairoa Gym is a boxing gym located in the Bairoa barrio area of Caguas, Puerto Rico.El gimnasio Bairoa, as it is known in Spanish, is a famous boxing gym in Puerto Rico because of the list of world champions and top contenders who have trained there. World champions who have used this facility...

  • Baños de Coamo
  • Bayamón City Hall
    Bayamón City Hall
    Bayamón City Hall is a building in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. As the name suggests, it serves as city hall to that city.Bayamón City Hall was inaugurated in 1980 by Mayor Ramón Luis Rivera. Rivera stepped down as mayor in 2000, giving way for his son Ramón Luis Rivera, Jr., to become mayor...

  • Birds of Puerto Rico
  • Black history in Puerto Rico
  • Boricua
  • Buildings and structures in Puerto Rico
    • commons:Category:Buildings and structures in Puerto Rico

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  • Capital of Puerto Rico: San Juan
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

  • Caribbean
    Caribbean
    The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

  • Caribbean Community
    Caribbean Community
    The Caribbean Community is an organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies. CARICOM's main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy...

     (CARICOM)
  • Caribbean Sea
    Caribbean Sea
    The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

  • Caribe Hilton Hotel
    Caribe Hilton Hotel
    The Caribe Hilton Hotel, located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is one of the best-known hotels in the Caribbean. It was the first facility ever operated by Hilton Hotels outside of the continental United States....

  • Casals Festival
    Casals Festival
    The Casals Festival is a classical music event celebrated every year in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in honor of world renowned musician Pablo Casals.-Background:...

  • Categories:
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      • :Category:Education in Puerto Rico
      • :Category:Environment of Puerto Rico
      • :Category:Geography of Puerto Rico
      • :Category:Government of Puerto Rico
      • :Category:Health in Puerto Rico
      • :Category:History of Puerto Rico
      • :Category:Images of Puerto Rico
      • :Category:LGBT people from Puerto Rico
      • :Category:Military in Puerto Rico
      • :Category:Politics of Puerto Rico
      • :Category:Puerto Rican culture
      • :Category:Puerto Rican law
      • :Category:Puerto Rican military personnel
      • :Category:Puerto Rican people
      • :Category:Puerto Rican society
      • :Category:Puerto Rico portal
      • :Category:Puerto Rico stubs
      • :Category:Puerto Rico-related lists
      • :Category:Settlements in Puerto Rico
      • :Category:Transportation in Puerto Rico
      • :Category:WikiProject Puerto Rico
    • commons:Category:Puerto Rico

  • Census statistical areas of Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico census statistical areas
    The United States Census Bureau has defined three Combined Statistical Area , eight Metropolitan Statistical Areas , and five Micropolitan Statistical Areas for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The following table describes these areas with the following information:#The name of the Combined...

  • Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferre
  • Chinese immigration to Puerto Rico
    Chinese immigration to Puerto Rico
    Large scale Chinese immigration to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean began during the 19th century. Unlike their European counterparts, Chinese immigrants had to face various obstacles which prohibited or restricted their entry in Puerto Rico....

  • Cinema of Puerto Rico
    Cinema of Puerto Rico
    The history of the Cinema industry in Puerto Rico begins with the US invasion of the island in 1898. At that time, the American soldiers brought cameras to record what they saw. It was not until the 1912 that Puerto Ricans would begin to produce their own films.After this, Puerto Rican cinema has...

  • Cities of Puerto Rico
    • commons:Category:Cities in Puerto Rico
  • Climate of Puerto Rico
    Climate of Puerto Rico
    The climate of Puerto Rico falls into the tropical climatic zone. Temperatures are moderate year round, averaging near in lower elevations and in the mountains. Easterly trade winds pass across the island year round. Puerto Rico has a rainy season which stretches from April into November...

  • Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    Coat of arms of Puerto Rico
    -Great Seal:All of the United States' states and territories employ a seal to authenticate and ratify documents and accordingly a seal of Puerto Rico exists, but the traditional coat of arms is used as the main emblem of the commonwealth. The seal has most of the elements of the coat of arms, but...

  • Colleges and universities in Puerto Rico
    • commons:Category:Universities and colleges in Puerto Rico
  • Cristoforo Colombo - Cristóbal Colón - Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...

  • Clasico del Caribe
    Clasico del Caribe
    The traditional Clasico Internacional del Caribe or Caribbean Derby is the richest thoroughbred Grade I stakes race in Latin America for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held in Venezuela for 2010, on the first Sunday in December. The current holder of the title is the Venezuelan bred Water Jet,...

  • Common Coquí
  • Commonwealth of Puerto Rico  (Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) website
    • Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
      Constitution of Puerto Rico
      The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is the controlling government document of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is composed of nine articles detailing the structure of the government as well as the function of several of its institutions. The document also contains an extensive...

    • Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
      Government of Puerto Rico
      The Government of Puerto Rico is a republican form of government subject to U.S. jurisdiction and sovereignty. Its current powers are all delegated by the United States Congress and lack full protection under the United States Constitution...
      • :Category:Government of Puerto Rico
        • commons:Category:Government of Puerto Rico
    • Executive branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
      • Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
        Governor of Puerto Rico
        The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico...

    • Legislative branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
      • Legislative Assembly of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
        Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
        The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico is the territorial legislature of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The structure and responsibilities of the Legislative Assembly are defined in Article III of the Constitution of Puerto Rico....
        • Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
          Senate of Puerto Rico
          The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate is composed of 27 senators, representing eight constituent senatorial districts across the commonwealth, with two senators elected per district; an...

        • House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
          House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
          The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico...

    • Judicial branch of the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
      • Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
        Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
        The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, having judicial authority within Puerto Rico to interpret and decide questions of Commonwealth law. As the highest body of the judicial branch of the Puerto Rican government, it is analogous to one of the...

  • Communications in Puerto Rico
    Communications in Puerto Rico
    Communications in Puerto Rico- Telephone :Telephones - main lines in use:1,072,456 source: Telephones - mobile cellular:2,076,698 source: Telephone system:...
    • :Category:Communications in Puerto Rico
      • commons:Category:Communications in Puerto Rico
  • Companies of Puerto Rico
  • Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    Constitution of Puerto Rico
    The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is the controlling government document of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is composed of nine articles detailing the structure of the government as well as the function of several of its institutions. The document also contains an extensive...

  • Coquí
    Coquí
    The Common Coquí or Coquí is a frog native to Puerto Rico belonging to the Eleutherodactylus genus of the Leptodactylidae family. The species is named for the loud sound the males make at night. This sound serves two purposes...

  • Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico
    Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico
    Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico came about as a result of various economic and political changes in the mid-19th century Europe; among those factors were the social-economic changes which came about in Europe as a result of the Second Industrial Revolution, political discontent and widespread...

  • Cuisine of Puerto Rico
    Cuisine of Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rican cuisine has its roots in the cooking traditions and practices of Europe , Africa and the Amerindian Taínos. In the latter part of the 19th century the cuisine of Puerto Rico was greatly influenced by the United States in the ingredients used in its preparation...

  • Culture of Puerto Rico
    Culture of Puerto Rico
    The culture of Puerto Rico is the result of a number of international and indigenous influences, both past and present. Modern cultural manifestations showcase the island's rich history and help to create an identity which is a melting pot of cultures - Taíno , Spanish, African, Other Europeans,...


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  • Demographics of Puerto Rico
    Demographics of Puerto Rico
    This article is about the demographic features of the population of Puerto Rico, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

  • Dominican immigration to Puerto Rico
    Dominican immigration to Puerto Rico
    There's been movement of people from the territory of the Dominican Republic to its eastern neighbor Puerto Rico, and vice versa, since colonial times, but Dominican immigration to Puerto Rico has risen sharply in recent decades, with tens of thousands of arrivals since 1961...

  • Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico
  • Dorado Airport
    Dorado Airport
    Dorado Airport or Dorado Beach Airport was a small single runway airport in Dorado, Puerto Rico.Clara Livingston, at the time owner of the property, had order the strip to be built, and her friend, Amelia Earhart, may have used the facility as well...

  • Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building Designation Act
    Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building Designation Act
    The Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building Designation Act designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Avenida RL Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, as the Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building...

  • Dupont Plaza Hotel arson
    Dupont Plaza Hotel arson
    The Dupont Plaza Hotel fire was a fire that occurred at the Hotel Dupont Plaza in San Juan, Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1986....


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  • Economy of Puerto Rico
    Economy of Puerto Rico
    The Economy of Puerto Rico is one of the most diverse in the Caribbean region. Services and industrial production have surpassed agriculture as the primary focus of economic activity and income. Encouraged by duty-free access to the US and by tax incentives, United States firms have invested...
    • :Category:Economy of Puerto Rico
      • commons:Category:Economy of Puerto Rico
  • Education in Puerto Rico
    Education in Puerto Rico
    Education in Puerto Rico is overseen by the Department of Education of Puerto Rico under the Government of Puerto Rico, which provides primary and secondary school education....
    • :Category:Education in Puerto Rico
      • commons:Category:Education in Puerto Rico
  • El Cañuelo
    El Cañuelo
    Fortín San Juan de la Cruz , better known as el Cañuelo, is located on Isla de Cabras, Puerto Rico. It is part of San Juan National Historic Site.-History:This fort was originally built in wood in 1610...

  • El Nuevo Dia
    El Nuevo Día
    El Nuevo Día is a Puerto Rican newspaper based in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico and distributed daily throughout Puerto Rico and some parts of the United States.- History :...

  • El Vocero
    El Vocero
    El Vocero is a Puerto Rican newspaper that is published in San Juan.Published since 1974, El Vocero was at first the third of the four largest Puerto Rico newspapers, trailing El Mundo and El Nuevo Día and leading The San Juan Star in sales...

  • Elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    Elections in Puerto Rico
    Elections in Puerto Rico gives information on election and election results in Puerto Rico.Puerto Rico elects on state level a governor and a legislature. The island's governor is elected for a four year term by the people....

  • Endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
  • Endemic flora of Puerto Rico
  • Environment of Puerto Rico
    • commons:Category:Environment of Puerto Rico
  • Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico)
  • Eugenio María de Hostos Airport
    Eugenio María de Hostos Airport
    Eugenio María de Hostos Airport is a small public airport located four miles north of the central business district of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The airport, named after the celebrated Mayagüez native Eugenio Maria de Hostos, covers and has one runway...


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  • Farmacias El Amal
    Farmacias El Amal
    Farmacias El Amal, is regional pharmacy chain operating throughout Puerto Rico. It operates more than 40 pharmacies across Puerto Rico. The chain is privately held and was founded in 1973....

  • Fauna of Puerto Rico
    Fauna of Puerto Rico
    The fauna of Puerto Rico is similar to other island archipelago faunas, with high endemism, and low, skewed taxonomic diversity. Bats are the only extant native terrestrial mammals in Puerto Rico. All other terrestrial mammals in the area were introduced by humans, and include species such as cats,...

  • Fernando Ribas Dominicci Airport
  • Festivals in Puerto Rico
    • commons:Category:Festivals in Puerto Rico
  • Films set in Puerto Rico
  • Flag of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    Flag of Puerto Rico
    The flags of Puerto Rico represent and symbolize the island and people of Puerto Rico. The most commonly used flags of Puerto Rico are the current flag, which represents the people of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico; municipal flags, which represent the different regions of the island; political...

  • Flags of Puerto Rico
  • Flora of Puerto Rico
  • Forts in Puerto Rico
    • Fort San Cristóbal
      Fort San Cristóbal
      The Castillo de San Cristóbal is a Spanish fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was built by Spain to protect against land based attacks on the city of San Juan. It is part of San Juan National Historic Site....

    • Fort San Felipe del Morro
      Fort San Felipe del Morro
      Also known as Fort San Felipe del Morro or Morro Castle, is a 16th-century citadel located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- Rundown :Lies on the northwestern-most point of the islet of San Juan, Puerto Rico...

    • Fort San Jerónimo
      Fort San Jerónimo
      Fortín de San Gerónimo del Boquerón is a small fort located in the entrance to what is known today as the Condado Lagoon which faces the historic town of Miramar in San Juan, Puerto Rico....

    • :Category:Forts in Puerto Rico
      • commons:Category:Forts in Puerto Rico
  • Fraternities and sororities in Puerto Rico
  • French immigration to Puerto Rico
    French immigration to Puerto Rico
    The French immigration to Puerto Rico came about as a result of the economic and political situations which occurred in various places such as Louisiana , Saint-Domingue and in Europe....


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  • Gardens in Puerto Rico
    • commons:Category:Gardens in Puerto Rico
  • Geography of Puerto Rico
    Geography of Puerto Rico
    The geography of Puerto Rico describes an archipelago located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest and most eastern of the Greater Antilles. With an area of , it is the...
    • :Category:Geography of Puerto Rico
      • commons:Category:Geography of Puerto Rico
  • Geology of Puerto Rico
    Geology of Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico is composed of Jurassic to Eocene volcanic and plutonic rocks, which are overlain by younger Oligocene to recent carbonates and other sedimentary rocks. Most of the caverns and karst topography on the island occurs in the northern Oligocene to recent carbonates...

  • German immigration to Puerto Rico
    German immigration to Puerto Rico
    German immigration to Puerto Rico increased when German businessmen immigrated to Puerto Rico during the early part of the 19th century. However, it was the economic and political situation in Europe during the early 19th century plus, the fact that the Spanish Crown issued the Royal Decree of...

  • Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    Government of Puerto Rico
    The Government of Puerto Rico is a republican form of government subject to U.S. jurisdiction and sovereignty. Its current powers are all delegated by the United States Congress and lack full protection under the United States Constitution...

      website
    • :Category:Government of Puerto Rico
      • commons:Category:Government of Puerto Rico
  • Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    Governor of Puerto Rico
    The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico...
  • Grito de Lares
    Grito de Lares
    El Grito de Lares —also referred as the Lares uprising, the Lares revolt, Lares rebellion or even Lares Revolution—was the first major revolt against Spanish rule and call for independence in Puerto Rico...


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  • High schools of Puerto Rico
  • Higher education in Puerto Rico
  • Highway routes in Puerto Rico
  • Hinduism in Puerto Rico
  • Hiram Bithorn Stadium
    Hiram Bithorn Stadium
    Hiram Bithorn Stadium is a baseball park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, operated by the municipal government of the city of San Juan. Its name honors the first Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues, Hiram Bithorn, who first played with the Chicago Cubs in 1942...

  • History of Puerto Rico
    History of Puerto Rico
    The history of Puerto Rico began with the settlement of the archipelago of Puerto Rico by the Ortoiroid people between 3000 and 2000 BC. Other tribes, such as the Saladoid and Arawak Indians, populated the island between 430 BC and 1000 AD. At the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New...
    • Historical outline of Puerto Rico
      • :Category:History of Puerto Rico
        • commons:Category:History of Puerto Rico
  • Holidays in Puerto Rico
  • House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
    The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico...


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  • Images of Puerto Rico
    • commons:Category:Puerto Rico
  • Intentona de Yauco
    Intentona de Yauco
    The Intentona de Yauco a.k.a. the "Attempted Coup of Yauco" of 1897, was the second and last major revolt against Spanish colonial rule in Puerto Rico, staged by Puerto Rico's pro-independence movement....

  • International Organization for Standardization
    International Organization for Standardization
    The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...

     (ISO)
    • ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
      ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
      ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

       country code for Puerto Rico: PR
      Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

    • ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
      ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
      ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

       country code for Puerto Rico: PRI
      Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

  • Internet in Puerto Rico
  • Interstate Highways in Puerto Rico
  • Irish immigration to Puerto Rico
    Irish immigration to Puerto Rico
    From the 16th to the 19th century, there was considerable Irish immigration to Puerto Rico, for a number of reasons. During the 16th century many Irishmen, who were known as "Wild Geese," fled the English Army and joined the Spanish Army. Some of these men were stationed in Puerto Rico and...

  • Isla Nena Air
  • Islam in Puerto Rico
    Islam in Puerto Rico
    Islam in Puerto Rico: In 2007, there were over 5,000 Muslims residing in Puerto Rico, representing about 0.10% of the population. The early Muslim community largely consisted mainly of Palestinian immigrants who arrived between 1958 and 1962...

  • Islands of Puerto Rico:
    • Isla de Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

    • Alcarraza (Puerto Rico)
    • Bajo Evelyn
    • Cabeza de Perro
    • Cayo Ahogado
    • Cayo Alfenique
    • Cayo Algodones
    • Cayo Arenas
    • Cayo Ballena
    • Cayo Batata
      Cayo Batata
      Cayo Batata is an uninhabited, grass-covered island, located at , 600 m east of Morro de Humacao, the closest mainland feature , in Humacao, Puerto Rico.-Geography:...

    • Cayo Bayo
    • Cayo Berberia
    • Cayo Botella
    • Cayo Cabritas
    • Cayo Caracoles
    • Cayo Caribe
    • Cayo Chiva
    • Cayo Collado
    • Cayo Corral
    • Cayo de Tierra
    • Cayo del Agua
    • Cayo Diablo
    • Cayo Don Luis
    • Cayo Enrique
    • Cayo Fanduca
    • Cayo Icacos
    • Cayo Jalova
    • Cayo Jalovita
    • Cayo Largo del Sur
      Cayo Largo del Sur
      Cayo Largo del Sur, also known simply as Cayo Largo, cayo largo means largo island, is a small resort island belonging to Cuba, in the Caribbean Sea no more than long and wide...

    • Cayo Lobito
    • Cayo Lobo
    • Cayo Lobos
    • Cayo Luis Peña
      Cayo Luis Peña
      Cayo Luis Peña, formlerly South West Key is a small island off the west coast of Culebra, a municipality of Puerto Rico. The island is a nature reserve, but visitors are allowed on the island for nature walks, snorkeling and swimming. Visitors are not allowed to stay on the island overnight and...

    • Cayo Maria Langa
    • Cayo Mata Seca
    • Cayo Mata - Guayanilla municipality
      Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
      Guayanilla is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in southern coast of the island, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Adjuntas, east of Yauco; and west of Peñuelas and about 12 miles west of Ponce. Guayanilla is spread over 16 wards and Guayanilla Pueblo...

    • Cayo Mata - Salinas municipality
      Salinas, Puerto Rico
      Salinas is a small municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico located in the southern coast of the island, south of Aibonito and Cayey; southeast of Coamo, east of Santa Isabel; and west of Guayama...

    • Cayo Matojo
    • Cayo Morrillo
    • Cayo Norte
      Cayo Norte
      Cayo Norte, formlerly West Key or North East Key is a private island, located at 18° 20'N 65° 15'W, just ½ mile north of Culebra Island. It lies 21 nautical miles east of Puerto Rico and 12 nautical miles west of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands...

    • Cayo Palomas
    • Cayo Parguera
    • Cayo Pinerito
    • Cayo Pirata
    • Cayo Puerca
    • Cayo Raton
    • Cayo Ratones - Cabo Rojo municipality
      Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
      Cabo Rojo is a municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico and forms part of the San Germán–Cabo Rojo metropolitan area as well as the larger Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area....

    • Cayo Ratones - Fajardo municipality
      Fajardo, Puerto Rico
      Fajardo is a small city in Puerto Rico located in the east region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Ceiba and east of Luquillo.Fajardo is spread over 7 wards and Downtown Fajardo , which serves as the administrative center of the city...

    • Cayo Real
    • Cayo Rio
    • Cayo Santiago
      Cayo Santiago
      Cayo Santiago, also known as Isla de los monos , is an uninhabited island, located at , 950 m southeast of Punta Santiago, Humacao, Puerto Rico.-Geography:...

    • Cayo Sombrerito
    • Cayo Terremoto
    • Cayo Tiburon
    • Cayo Verde
    • Cayo Vieques
    • Cayo Yerba
    • Cayos Cabezazos
    • Cayos Caribes
    • Cayos de Barca
    • Cayos de Caña Gorda
      Cayos de Caña Gorda
      The Cayos de Caña Gorda is a group of three uninhabited, mangrove-covered cays, located at off the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico. They belong to barrio Caranero of Guánica municipio. The eastern cay, Isla Ballena is separated from the Puerto Rican mainland close to Punta Ballena only by a 20 m...

    • Cayos de Caracoles
    • Cayos de Pajaros
    • Cayos de Ratones
    • Cayos Geniqui
    • El Ancon
    • El Mono
    • Isla Cabras
    • Isla Caja de Muertos
    • Isla Chiva
    • Isla Cueva
    • Isla Culebra
    • Isla Culebrita
      Culebrita
      Isla Culebrita is a small island off the eastern coast of Culebra, Puerto Rico and is part of the Puerto Rico Archipielago. Together with Cayo Botella off the northwestern point, it belongs to the barrio Frailes of Culebra. It is a nature reserve and home of one of the oldest lighthouse in the...

    • Isla de Cabras
      Isla de Cabras
      Isla de Cabras is an islet located at the entrance of the San Juan bay in Puerto Rico.Isla de Cabras is the current location of:* Fortín San Juan de la Cruz, also known as El Cañuelo....

    • Isla de Cardona
    • Isla de Cerro Gordo
    • Isla de Gatas
    • Isla de Jueyes
      Isla de Jueyes
      Isla de Jueyes are a group of three small uninhabited islands off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. Together with Caja de Muertos, Gatas, Morrillito, Ratones, Cardona, and Isla del Frio, Isla de Jueyes is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality of Ponce. At an area of 2.89 cuerdas, they...

    • Isla de las Palomas
    • Isla de Mona (Puerto Rico)
    • Isla de Ramos
    • Isla de Ratones
      Isla de Ratones
      Isla de Ratones is a small island located near the Joyuda Lagoon in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The island is a popular spot for snorkeling.-History:...

    • Isla de Vieques
    • Isla del Frío
      Isla del Frio
      Isla del Frío is a small uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. Together with Caja de Muertos, Gatas, Morrillito, Ratones, Cardona, and Isla de Jueyes, Isla del Frío is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality of Ponce...

    • Isla Desecheo (Puerto Rico)
    • Isla Guachinanga
    • Isla Guayacan
    • Isla La Cancora
    • Isla Magueyes
      Isla Magueyes
      Isla Magüeyes is a island from the southwest coast of the island of Puerto Rico. It is encircled with mangrove and has an interior of dry scrub habitat, where it gets its name. It is named for the presence of many century plants or maguey . The surrounding shelf of the island is mostly coral reef...

    • Isla Matei
    • Isla Monito (Puerto Rico)
    • Isla Morrillito
      Morrillito
      Morrillito is a small uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The island is protected by the Reserva Natural Caja de Muertos natural reserve, because of its native turtle traffic...

    • Isla Palominitos
    • Isla Palominos
    • Isla Piedra
    • Isla Pineros
    • Isla Puerca
    • Isla San Juan
    • Isla Yallis
    • Isletas de Garzas
    • Islote de Juan Perez
    • Islote Numero dos
    • La Blanquilla
    • La Cordillera
    • Las Cabritas
    • Las Cucarachas
    • Las Hermanas
    • Las Lavanderas del Este
    • Las Lavanderas del Oeste
    • Los Farallones
    • Los Gemelos
    • Los Negritos
    • Mata Redonda
    • Pela (Puerto Rico)
    • Pelaita
    • Penon Brusi
    • Penon de Afuera
    • Penon de San Jorge
    • Piedra del Norte
    • Piedra Stevens
    • Piragua de Adentro
    • Piragua de Afuera
    • Punta Larga (Puerto Rico)
    • Punta Mosquitos
    • Roca Alcatraz
    • Roca Cocinera
    • Roca Cucaracha
    • Roca Culumna
    • Roca Ola
    • Roca Resuello
    • Roca Speck
    • Roca Velasquez
    • Tres Hermanas
    • Tres Hermanos
  • Islands of the Caribbean

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  • Jayuya Uprising
    Jayuya Uprising
    The Jayuya Uprising, also known as the Jayuya Revolt or El Grito de Jayuya, refers to a nationalist revolt in the town of Jayuya, Puerto Rico which occurred on October 30, 1950...

  • Jewish immigration to Puerto Rico
    Jewish immigration to Puerto Rico
    The Jewish immigration to Puerto Rico began in the 15th century with the arrival of the anusim who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage...

  • Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
    José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
    The José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, officially named "Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot" , is the biggest indoor arena in Puerto Rico dedicated to entertainment...

  • Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
    Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
    The Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium is a 12,500 seat stadium at Route 2 and Route 5, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The stadium has easy access with one metro station on premises.-Early life:...


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  • Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
  • Maps of Puerto Rico
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  • Mar Caribe
  • Media of Puerto Rico
    Media of Puerto Rico
    The Puerto Rico Media includes local radio stations, television stations and newspapers; for the majority of all these the language is Spanish. There are also three stations of the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.-See also:...

  • Menudo
    Menudo (band)
    Menudo was a Puerto Rican boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Díaz, releasing their first album in 1977. The band achieved much success, especially during the 1980s, becoming the most popular Latin American teen musical group of the era....

  • Mercedita Airport
    Mercedita Airport
    Mercedita Airport is a commercial airport located three miles east of the central business district of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The airport covers and has one runway. Passenger movement at the airport in FY 2008 was 278,911, an astounding 1,228% increase over fiscal year 2003 and the highest of all...

  • Military history of Puerto Rico
    Military history of Puerto Rico
    The recorded military history of Puerto Rico encompasses the period from the 16th century, when Spanish conquistadores battled native Tainos in the rebellion of 1511, to the present employment of Puerto Ricans in the United States Armed Forces in the military campaigns in Afghanistan and...

  • Military of Puerto Rico
    Military of Puerto Rico
    The defense of Puerto Rico is the responsibility of the United States as part of the Treaty of Paris .A branch of the Air National Guard is stationed in Puerto Rico, known as the Puerto Rico Air National Guard . It had formerly been equipped with aircraft such as the F-104 Starfighter, A-7 Corsair...

  • Military personnel of Puerto Rico
  • Miss Puerto Rico
    Miss Puerto Rico
    Miss Puerto Rico is the common name or sash used to identify a Puerto Rican representative in an international pageant. Currently, Miss Universe Puerto Rico, Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico and Miss Earth Puerto Rico are the official national preliminaries to the Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Earth...

  • Mona Ground Iguana
    Mona Ground Iguana
    The Mona ground iguana is a subspecies of the rhinoceros iguana . It is endemic to Mona Island, Puerto Rico and is the largest native terrestrial lizard in Puerto Rico.- Taxonomy :...

  • Mountains of Puerto Rico
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  • Municipalities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    Municipalities of Puerto Rico
    The Municipalities of Puerto Rico number 78 and they make up the smallest electoral division of the Commonwealth. Each municipality is divided into barrios, though the latter are not vested with political authority.-Administrative divisions:...
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  • Music of Puerto Rico
    Music of Puerto Rico
    The music of Puerto Rico has been influenced by the Spanish, African, Taíno Indians, France, and the United States, and has become very popular across the Caribbean and across the globe...
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  • National anthem of Puerto Rico
  • National Forests of Puerto Rico
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  • Natural history of Puerto Rico
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  • Navy-Culebra protests
    Navy-Culebra protests
    The Navy-Culebra protests is the name given by American media to a series of protests starting in 1971 on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico against the United States Navy use of the island. The protests led to the U.S...

  • Navy-Vieques protests
  • News media in Puerto Rico
  • Newspapers of Puerto Rico
  • Normandie Hotel
    Normandie Hotel
    The Normandie Hotel is a hotel located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The hotel originally opened on October 10, 1942. Its design was inspired by the ocean liner SS Normandie. It features the same art deco design as the ship that inspired it, and the hotel's roof sign is one of the two signs that...

  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Northern Hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
    The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...

  • Nuyorican Movement
    Nuyorican Movement
    The Nuyorican Movement is a cultural and intellectual movement involving poets, writers, musicians and artists who are Puerto Rican or of Puerto Rican descent, who live in or near New York City, and either call themselves or are known as Nuyoricans...

  • Nuyorican Poets Cafe
    Nuyorican Poets Café
    The Nuyorican Poets Café is a non-profit organization in Alphabet City, Manhattan. It is a bastion of the Nuyorican art movement in New York City, USA, and has become a forum for poetry, music, hip hop, video, visual arts, comedy and theatre.-History:...


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  • Palmas Del Mar Beach Resort
    Palmas Del Mar Beach Resort
    Palmas del Mar is a beach resort located in the municipality of Humacao, Puerto Rico, on the southeast corner of the island.It is the largest master-planned community in the Caribbean...

  • Parque de Bombas
    Parque de Bombas
    Parque de Bombas is a historic firehouse building in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is one of Puerto Rico's most notable buildings, with some considering it "by far the most easily recognized landmark in the Island". It is located at the Plaza Las Delicias town square, directly behind the Ponce Cathedral...

  • Pedro Albizu Campos
    Pedro Albizu Campos
    Don Pedro Albizu Campos was a Puerto Rican politician and one of the leading figures in the Puerto Rican independence movement. He was the leader and president of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party from 1930 until his death...

  • People of Puerto Rico
  • Piragua
  • Political parties in Puerto Rico
  • Political status of Puerto Rico
    Political status of Puerto Rico
    The current political status of Puerto Rico is the result of various political activities both within the United States and Puerto Rican governments. The basic question regarding this issue is whether Puerto Rico should remain a U.S. territory, become a U.S...

  • Politics of Puerto Rico
    Politics of Puerto Rico
    The politics of Puerto Rico take place in the framework of a republican democratic form of government that is under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States of America as an organized unincorporated territory....
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  • Ponce Massacre
    Ponce massacre
    The Ponce massacre occurred on 21 March 1937 when a peaceful march in Ponce, Puerto Rico, by the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party commemorating the ending of slavery in Puerto Rico by the governing Spanish National Assembly in 1873, and coinciding with a protest against the incarceration by the...

  • Pop culture in Puerto Rico
    Pop culture in Puerto Rico
    Pop culture in Puerto Rico, it can be said, has been historically affected both by the political changes the island has gone through, and by the changes in popular culture around the world.-1950s:*Salsa music's popularity grows large....

  • Porta Coeli
  • PR – United States Postal Service
    United States Postal Service
    The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...

     postal code for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
  • President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status
    President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status
    The mission of the President’s Task Force on Puerto Rico’s Status is to provide options for Puerto Rico’s future status and relationship with the Government of the United States....

  • Prominent Puerto Ricans
  • Promotores Latinos
    Promotores Latinos
    Promotores Latinos Known now as "ProLat Entertainment" is one of Puerto Rico's top talent agencies, show producers and entertainment representants....

  • Protestants in Puerto Rico
    Protestants in Puerto Rico
    -History:Before the islands of Puerto Rico came under United States sovereignty in 1898, Protestantism was forbidden under Roman Catholic Spanish rule. In Montaña, Aguadilla, a group called "los bíblicos" met clandestinely under the direction of Antonio Badillo. Many freethinkers and Protestants...

  • Public holidays in Puerto Rico
    Public holidays in Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico celebrates all the official holidays of the United States, and a large number of other which are official holidays established by the Commonwealth government....

  • Puerto Rican people
    Puerto Rican people
    A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...

  • Puerto Rican accents
    Puerto Rican accents
    Puerto Rican accents, both in Spanish and English language, could be described as a reflection of Puerto Rico's culture.To understand the concept of the Puerto Rican accent in Spanish, one must remember that every country in Latin America has different accents in this language, many of which are...

  • Puerto Rican Academy Award winners and nominees
  • Puerto Rican Amazon parrot
  • Puerto Rican Athenaeum
    Puerto Rican Athenaeum
    The Puerto Rican Athenaeum —or Ateneo Puertorriqueño in Spanish— is one of Puerto Rico's chief cultural institutions. It was founded in 1876.The Athenaeum serves as a museum, school, library, and performance hall for the greater Puerto Rico...

  • Puerto Rican dry forests
    Puerto Rican dry forests
    The Puerto Rican dry forests are a subtropical dry forest ecoregion located in southwestern and eastern Puerto Rico and on the offshore islands. They cover an area of . These forests grow in areas receiving less than of rain annually...

  • Puerto Rican Emerald
    Puerto Rican Emerald
    The Puerto Rican Emerald , or Zumbadorcito de Puerto Rico in Spanish, is an endemic hummingbird found only in the archipelago of Puerto Rico....

  • Puerto Rican immigration to Hawaii
    Puerto Rican immigration to Hawaii
    Puerto Rican immigration to Hawaii began when Puerto Rico's sugar industry was devastated by two hurricanes in 1899. The devastation caused a world wide shortage in sugar and a huge demand for the product from Hawaii...

  • Puerto Rican Independence Movement
    Puerto Rican independence movement
    The Puerto Rican independence movement refers to initiatives throughout the history of Puerto Rico aimed at obtaining independence for the Island, first from Spain, and then from the United States...

  • Puerto Rican migration to New York
    Puerto Rican migration to New York
    Puerto Ricans have both immigrated and migrated to New York. The first group of Puerto Ricans moved to New York in the mid-19th century when Puerto Rico was a Spanish Colony and its people Spanish subjects and therefore they were immigrants. The following wave of Puerto Ricans to move to New York...

  • Puerto Rican military personnel
  • Puerto Rican Operating Area
    Puerto Rican Operating Area
    The Puerto Rican Operating Area, often inaccurately called the "Roosevelt Roads Operating Area", was centered on the Virgin Pass and Vieques. Because of Puerto Rican protests, it is now closed....

  • Puerto Rican phrases, words and slangs
  • Puerto Rican Pop Culture
  • Puerto Rican recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross
    Puerto Rican recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross
    Puerto Ricans have served as members of the United States Armed Forces and have fought in every major conflict in which the United States has been involved from World War I onward. Many Puerto Ricans, including those of Puerto Rican descent, have distinguished themselves during combat as members...

  • Puerto Rican recipients of the Medal of Honor
  • Puerto Rican recipients of the Navy Cross
    Puerto Rican recipients of the Navy Cross
    Puerto Ricans have served as members of the United States Armed Forces and have fought in every major conflict in which the United States has been involved from World War I onward. Many Puerto Ricans, including those of Puerto Rican descent, have distinguished themselves during combat as members of...

  • Puerto Rican scientists and inventors
  • Puerto Rican Spanish
    Puerto Rican Spanish
    Puerto Rican Spanish is the Spanish language as characteristically spoken in Puerto Rico and by millions of people of Puerto Rican descent living in the United States and elsewhere...

  • Puerto Rican Tody
    Puerto Rican Tody
    The Puerto Rican Tody is a tody endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico. Despite is scientific name, Todus mexicanus, it is endemic to Puerto Rico...

  • Puerto Rican women in the military
    Puerto Rican women in the military
    One of the least known roles played by Puerto Rican women has been that of revolutionists and soldiers. This is a brief account of some the Puerto Rican women who have participated in military actions either as members of a political revolutionary movement or the Armed Forces of the United...

  • Puerto Ricans
    • People by city in Puerto Rico
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  • Puerto Ricans in NASA
  • Puerto Ricans in the United States (Stateside Puerto Ricans)
  • Puerto Ricans Missing in Action - Korean War
    Puerto Ricans Missing in Action - Korean War
    This is a list of Puerto Ricans Missing in Action in the Korean War. A total of 61,000 Puerto Ricans served in the military during the Korean War, most of them volunteers. A total of 121 Puerto Rican soldiers were among the 8,200 people listed as Missing in Action...

  • Puerto Ricans Missing in Action - Vietnam War
    Puerto Ricans Missing in Action - Vietnam War
    There were 18 Puerto Ricans Missing in Action in the Vietnam War, from a total of 2,338 people that were listed as Missing in Action. This total, with the exception of PFC...

  • Puerto Ricans in World War I
    Puerto Ricans in World War I
    Puerto Ricans and people of Puerto Rican descent have participated as members of the United States Armed Forces in every conflict in which the United States has been involved since World War I. One of the consequences of the Spanish-American War was that Puerto Rico was annexed by the United States...

  • Puerto Ricans in World War II
    Puerto Ricans in World War II
    Puerto Ricans and people of Puerto Rican descent have participated as members of the United States Armed Forces in every conflict in which the United States has been involved since World War I. In World War II, Puerto Rican members of the U.S. armed forces guarded U.S...

  • Puerto Ricans in the Vietnam War
    Puerto Ricans in the Vietnam War
    Thousands of Puerto Ricans served in the Armed Forces of the United States during the Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War. Said war was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1959 to April 30, 1975. Puerto Ricans served in different positions...

  • Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

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  • Puerto Rico at the Olympics
    Puerto Rico at the Olympics
    Puerto Rico first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Notably, despite being an insular area of the United States, Puerto Rico did not fully participate in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, as...

  • Puerto Rico Convention Center
    Puerto Rico Convention Center
    The Dr. Pedro Rosselló González, Puerto Rico Convention Center is a convention center located in Isla Grande , in San Juan, Puerto Rico owned by the Puerto Rico Convention District Authority, a government agency of Puerto Rico, and...

  • Puerto Rico Media
  • Puerto Rico Tax and Customs Laws
  • Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association
    Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association
    The Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association, Inc. , based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is an American non-profit student organization dedicated to promoting statehood for Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States...

  • Puerto Rico Trench
    Puerto Rico Trench
    The Puerto Rico Trench is an oceanic trench located on the boundary between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The trench is associated with a complex transition between the subduction zone to the south along the Lesser Antilles island arc and the major transform fault zone or plate boundary...


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  • Radio stations in Puerto Rico
  • Rafael Hernández Airport
    Rafael Hernández Airport
    Rafael Hernández Airport is an airport located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. It is named after the Puerto Rican composer Rafael Hernández Marín. The airport is the second international airport in Puerto Rico in the region of Porta del Sol, Puerto Rico's west coast.Rafael Hernandez Airport mainly...

  • Rail transport in Puerto Rico
    Rail transport in Puerto Rico
    Rail transport in Puerto Rico currently consists of a passenger metro system in the island's metropolitan area of San Juan and a small short-line freight railroad in the southern city of Ponce. Its history can be traced back to the mid-19th century with the construction of a limited passenger line...

  • Ramon Power y Giralt
    Ramon Power y Giralt
    Captain Ramón Power y Giralt , commonly known only as "Ramón Power", was, according to Puerto Rican historian Lidio Cruz Monclova, among the first native born Puerto Ricans to refer to himself as a "Puerto Rican" and to fight for the equal representation of Puerto Rico in front of the parliamentary...

  • Registered historic places in Puerto Rico
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  • Religion in Puerto Rico
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  • Residencial Las Casas
    Residencial Las Casas
    Residencial Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas, more commonly known as Residencial Las Casas or Las Casas, is a public housing complex located in San Juan, Puerto Rico consisting of 417 housing units. It is under the management of the Puerto Rico Housing Authority and is under the federal housing program...

  • Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
    Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
    The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico every four years...

  • Resorts in Puerto Rico
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  • Rivers of Puerto Rico
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  • Roberto Clemente Coliseum
    Roberto Clemente Coliseum
    The Roberto Clemente Coliseum is a sporting events and concert arena in San Juan, Puerto Rico.It was, for many years, Puerto Rico's largest indoor event facility, and it continues being one of the largest....

  • Roosevelt Roads Naval Station
    Roosevelt Roads Naval Station
    Roosevelt Roads Naval Station is a former United States military air base in the town of Ceiba, Puerto Rico. The site is run today as José Aponte de la Torre Airport, a public use airport.-History:...

  • Royal Decree of Graces of 1815
    Royal Decree of Graces of 1815
    The Royal Decree of Graces of 1815 is a legal order approved by the Spanish Crown in the early half of the 19th century to encourage Spaniards and later Europeans of non-Spanish origin to settle and populate the colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico....

  • Ruben Berrios
    Rubén Berríos
    Rubén Ángel Berríos Martínez is a lawyer, a Puerto Rican politician, and the current president of the Puerto Rican Independence Party...


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  • San Juan
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
    San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

     – Capital of Puerto Rico since 1521
  • San Juan National Historic Site
    San Juan National Historic Site
    San Juan National Historic Site in San Juan, Puerto Rico, includes colonial-era forts, bastions, powder houses, and three fourths of the old city wall.-Features:The site includes four features:* Fort San Felipe del Morro* Fort San Cristóbal* El Cañuelo...

  • San Juan ship dock
  • San Juan Uprising
  • School of Tropical Medicine
    School of Tropical Medicine (Puerto Rico)
    The School of Tropical Medicine , was an educational institution created in 1926 by an act of the Puerto Rican Legislature, to further the research initiated by the Anemia Commissions and the Institute of Tropical Medicine on anemia and its causes...

  • Scouting in Puerto Rico
    Scouting in Puerto Rico
    Scouting in Puerto Rico has a long history, from the 1920s to the present day, serving both boys and girls. Troops, Venturing Crews and Sea Scouting units are part of the Boy Scouts of America, for both boys and girls, or the Girl Scouts of the USA, for girls...

  • Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    Senate of Puerto Rico
    The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate is composed of 27 senators, representing eight constituent senatorial districts across the commonwealth, with two senators elected per district; an...

  • Spanish colonization of the Americas
    Spanish colonization of the Americas
    Colonial expansion under the Spanish Empire was initiated by the Spanish conquistadores and developed by the Monarchy of Spain through its administrators and missionaries. The motivations for colonial expansion were trade and the spread of the Christian faith through indigenous conversions...

  • Spanish language
    Spanish language
    Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...

  • Spanish immigration to Puerto Rico
    Spanish immigration to Puerto Rico
    Spanish immigration to Puerto Rico began in to the present day. On 25 September 1493, Christopher Columbus set sail on his second voyage with 17 ships and 1,200–1,500 men from Cádiz, Spain...

  • Sports in Puerto Rico
    Sports in Puerto Rico
    Sports in Puerto Rico can be traced from the ceremonial competitions amongst the pre-Columbian Native Americans of the Arawak tribes which inhabited the island to the modern era in which sports activities consist of an organized physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose...
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  • Taínos
  • Teatro Puerto Rico
    Teatro Puerto Rico
    The Teatro Puerto Rico was to the Latino community in the South Bronx what the Apollo Theater was to the African American community in the Harlem section of Manhattan. During its 1940s to 1950s "golden era," it was the hub of la farándula, a vaudeville-style package of Spanish-language events, and...

  • Teatro Yagüez
    Teatro Yagüez
    The Teatro Yagüez in Puerto Rico is a historic building that today is a performing arts theater. It is located at Candelaria and Dr. Basora Streets, in the city of Mayagüez. It consists of the Lucy Boscana Hall and the Roberto Cole Cafe Theater.-History:It was originally erected by Francisco...

  • Telecommunications in Puerto Rico
    Communications in Puerto Rico
    Communications in Puerto Rico- Telephone :Telephones - main lines in use:1,072,456 source: Telephones - mobile cellular:2,076,698 source: Telephone system:...
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  • Telemundo
    Telemundo
    Telemundo is an American television network that broadcasts in Spanish. The network is the second-largest Spanish-language content producer in the world, and the second-largest Spanish-language network in the United States, behind Univision....

  • Television shows set in Puerto Rico
  • Television stations in Puerto Rico
  • Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center
    Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center
    The Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center in Barrio Portugués, Ponce, Puerto Rico, houses one of the most important archeological discoveries made in the Antilles. The discovery provides an insight as to how the indigenous tribes of the Igneri and Taínos lived and played during and before the arrival...

  • Theatres in Puerto Rico
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  • Tourism in Puerto Rico
    Tourism in Puerto Rico
    Tourism has been a money revenue industry for Puerto Rico for a number of decades given it is host to diverse natural wonders, cultural and historical buildings, concerts and sporting events....

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  • Transportation in Puerto Rico
    Transportation in Puerto Rico
    Transportation in Puerto Rico includes a system of roads, highways, freeways, airports, ports and harbors, and railway systems, serving a population of approximately 4 million inhabitants year-round...
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  • Tren Urbano
    Tren Urbano
    The Tren Urbano — or Urban Train in English — is a fully automated rapid transit that serves the metropolitan area of San Juan, which includes the municipalities of San Juan, Bayamón and Guaynabo. It is electrified by third rail at 750 V DC...


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  • Water parks in Puerto Rico
  • Western Hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
    The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...

  • Wikimedia
    • commons:Atlas of Puerto Rico
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      • Wikinews:Portal:Puerto Rico
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  • World Heritage Sites in Puerto Rico
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