What to see and do if you can't stay long - Paradors, hotels, resorts, and inns for every budget - Wonderful dining--conch fritters on a veranda, nouvelle Caribbean fare in a hacienda, asopao in a bistro, and more - Where to hike, swim, sail, scuba, snorkel, golf - The best of old San Juan, and excursions to Culebra and Vieques - The hippest spots for music and dancing - Special feature--detailed maps locating dining and lodging
If you like it outdoorsy, take a leisurely coastal bike ride or volunteer to work with egg-laying turtles on Playa Brava.
The book begins with a historical overview of Puerto Rico during the Spanish colonial period (1493-1898).
In this innovative new book, economists from U.S. and Puerto Rican institutions address a range of major policy issues affecting the island's economic development.
García-Calderón, Myrna. 1998. Lecturas desde el fragmento: Escritura contemporánea e imaginario cultural en Puerto Rico. Berkeley: Latinoamericana Editores. García Canclini, Néstor. 1990. Culturas híbridas: Estrategias para entrar y ...
Available for the first time in English, Cruz Miguel Ortiz Cuadra's magisterial history of the foods and eating habits of Puerto Rico unfolds into an examination of Puerto Rican society from the Spanish conquest to the present.
Former Attorney General and former Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, Jose Trias Monge describes his island as one of the most densely populated places on earth, with a severely distressed economy and limited political freedom--still considered ...
Puerto Rico, a Colonial Experiment
Puerto Rico
"Explores how local political elites have shaped Puerto Rican identity during almost a century of US involvement.
Picó's text was originally published in Spanish in 1987, as one of several works written in the late-1990s marking the centennial of the Spanish-American-Cuban War of 1898 and its consequences...