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Isla de Ratones (Spanish for mice island) is a small uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico, off the coast of Ponce. The island is part of barrio Canas in the municipality of Ponce. [1] [2] The island gained attention in 2010 when the Puerto Rican Bird Society made it a target for the eradication of the black rat.
Puerto Rico celebrates all official U.S. holidays, [1] and other official holidays established by the Commonwealth government. Additionally, many municipalities celebrate their own Patron Saint Festivals (fiestas patronales in Spanish), as well as festivals honoring cultural icons like bomba y plena, danza, salsa, hamacas (hammocks), and popular crops such as plantains and coffee.
Mongoose: Sugar planters introduced Urva auropunctata, called the "small Indian mongoose", to Puerto Rico in the nineteenth century as a way to control the invasive rat population. Although it was immediately incredibly successful in improving crop yields, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] they are also responsible for 70% of all rabies cases, albeit that ...
March 10 – 2024 Puerto Rico Republican presidential primary [2] April 3 – The United States Army Corps of Engineers begins dredging the San Juan Bay to open space for a new natural gas terminal that is expected to add $400 million to the local economy. [3] 5 May – Rains occur in Puerto Rico, where planes are landed in San Juan to reroute ...
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe caused outrage with jokes about Puerto Ricans and Latinos during the Trump rally at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27, 2024. Stephen Yang
This is a list of the reptiles of the archipelago of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican archipelago consists of the main island of Puerto Rico, two island municipalities, Vieques and Culebra, one minor uninhabited island, Mona and several smaller islands and cays. This list only includes animals with verifiable established populations in the ...
Following the release of his sixth studio album, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Bad Bunny is plotting a 21-date residency in his native Puerto Rico. Aptly titled “No Me Quiero Ir De Aquí ...
Under provisions known to residents on the island as Act 22, the law's original name, individual investors who haven't previously lived in Puerto Rico between 2006 and 2012 can get a 0% tax rate ...