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| Puerto Rico Travel Guide for backpackers |
| The different aspects of Puerto Rico present a bright patchwork of diverse cultures, changing architecture, and the past trying to catch up with the present. Brash modern convenience and towering skyscrapers show the finger to centuries of Spanish Caribbean ethnicity in the cities, but in the mountainous interior and coastline life continues at a pace more suited to colonial days. |
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San Juan – Puerto Rico's capital, San Juan hijacks visitors to the country and holds them hostage with the fascination of its historic old city, pristine beaches, and vibrant modern metropolis, which gives them the best of every world, and makes further travel seem totally unnecessary.
El Yunque – Take a hike through the rainforests of El Yunque and meet the god of happiness who hangs with his homeys high in the sky 3500ft up the mountainside, or so the locals believe.
Ponce – A national treasure lies at the heart of Ponce, where churches, plazas, and colonial homes from the 17th century are carefully preserved.
Río Camuy Cave Park – For spelunkers, potholers', abseilers and other such mental misfits and dare devil dudes, this has got to be the ultimate rush. Some of the caves here are so astronomically huge that they could easily swallow a skyscraper or two
San German – This is Puerto Rico’s oldest settlement and reflects its Spanish Mediterranean heritage in its gracious old houses and picturesque town in the southwestern foothills of Cordillera Central. |
 DAILY BUDGET in PUERTO RICO - If you are prepared to risk eating your own cooking, or buying from local vendors, camping under the stars, and using public transport instead of hiring your own vehicle, then you could get by on US$50 a day here, obviously US$100 a day will give a much more comfortable visit. |
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December and April is when the tourists come flooding into Puerto Rico and prices jump for joy. If hordes of camera-clickers really don’t do it for you, take a chance on the hurricane season, May to November, when the crowds disappear. They have disappeared for an excellent reason of-course… hurricanes are not people-friendly, actually they not really much anything-friendly so if you do decide to visit over this time, do take care and check the weather reports.
Ponce Carnival is held in February with parades, parties and devil dancers bringing celebrations and festivities to the streets in the week before Ash Wednesday. In August/September, the oldest blue marlin fishing competition in the world is held at the San Juan International Billfish Tournament. |
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