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In 2009, the grassroots community cultural organization Unidos por Nuestro Idioma ("United for our language"), whose goal is "defending Spanish in Puerto Rico", expressed concern that the use of English terms on official road signs reading "Welcome to Guaynabo City", and on mass transit ("City Hall" and "Downtown") as well as police cruisers ("San Juan Police Department") were evidence of the ...
According to Puerto Rican farmer Carlos Pacheo, land used for agricultural areas allowing new uses, including industry, can negatively affect the growth of local agriculture in Puerto Rico and thus impact food security, which is a growing problem for Puerto Rico as the island has been relying on expensive importation of food. [28]
The academy is a coeducational, nonsectarian institution with English as the language of instruction and an excellent Spanish curriculum. The campus has 18 acres (73,000 m 2 ) of land surrounded by a natural setting, with access to many of the facilities within Palmas del Mar. Sports such as soccer, volleyball, golf, cross country, basketball ...
San Juan, Puerto Rico Let's not forget the U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico's historic Old San Juan, with rainbow-colored buildings that seem straight from the streets of Spain—but with a ...
English language in Puerto Rico; S. Puerto Rican Spanish; Spanish language; T. Taíno language This page was last edited on 11 March 2024, at 07:06 (UTC). Text is ...
Some sources state there are close to 300 [1] beaches in Puerto Rico, while other sources count up to 1,200. [2] Whatever the number, the Government of Puerto Rico officially recognized 248 of them. [3] In Puerto Rico there are 78 municipalities of which 44 have a coastline. – Indicates a Blue Flag beach [4] – Indicates camping area
Condado Beach is located along the Atlantic coast of the San Juan barrio (district) of Santurce. The beach is named after Condado, itself a constituting subbarrio (sector) of Santurce, found directly to the east of the Islet of San Juan. The beach itself extends from La Ventana al Mar Park on Ashford Avenue in the west to Punta Piedrita in the ...
The official name of the entity in Spanish is Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico ("Free Associated State of Puerto Rico"), while its official English name is Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. [21] The Spanish official name was suggested by its architect Luis Muñoz Marín and adopted by a constitutional assembly on July 25, 1952.