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Shop ’til You Drop at Plaza Las Americas

Mar 15th, 2008 • By Gwenn • Category: Metro, RainyDay, Shopping

Did you forget to pack something - sunglasses, bathing suits, shorts or sandals? Well, then you better go shopping!
Shopping might not be everyone’s idea of vacation fun, but if you are into shopping, or if the weather is not cooperating, Plaza Las Americas Mall will supply everyone in your family with entertaining fun.
Plaza Las [...]



At the Mall: Handbags, Shoes & … Great Art!

Mar 12th, 2008 • By Gwenn • Category: Art, Metro, Museum, RainyDay, Shopping

Where can you spend the day shopping for high fashion, catch a movie, and view fantastic works of art? How about Plaza las Americas mall in San Juan.
For the next two years, the Ponce Museum of Art (Museo de Arte de Ponce, or MAP) will be closed for renovations, and many of the famous works [...]



Soar Through the Treetops on a Zip Line

Mar 9th, 2008 • By Gwenn • Category: Metro, Nature, Tour

Fly from tree to tree on a zip line with La Marquesa Canopy Tours, only 30 minutes from San Juan.



Enjoy Beautiful Flowers at an Orchid Show

Mar 7th, 2008 • By Gwenn • Category: General, Nature, RainyDay, Shopping

Orchids are a type of flowering plant that is adored by everyone. Their flowers have such varied shapes, colors and sizes that there is always something everyone falls in love with.
If you want to see some real beauties, you can attend a local Orchid Show while you’re on the island. There are number [...]



Tour the Grounds of the Tropical Agriculture Research Center

Feb 27th, 2008 • By Gwenn • Category: Nature, South, West



View Petroglyphs Along the Rugged Coast in Arecibo

Feb 23rd, 2008 • By Gwenn • Category: Beach, History, Nature, North, West

Puerto Rico is an island with many different faces. It is both urban and country, modern and historical, laid-back and hurried, built-up and natural. If you visit Arecibo and La Cueva del Indio (Cave of the Indian), you will see it all - modern, country, nature and history - all in one day. [...]



Get Wild at the Mayaguez Zoo

Feb 18th, 2008 • By Gwenn • Category: Nature, South, West

If you enjoy animals and are in the Mayaguez area, you might consider spending a few hours at the Mayaguez Zoo. Formally, this little zoo is called the "Parque Nacional Zoologico de Puerto Rico Dr. Juan A. Rivero" (or the Dr. Juan A. Rivero National Zoological Park of Puerto Rico). Wow! That’s a long name [...]



Hike the El Yunque Trail to the Top of the Rain Forest

Feb 10th, 2008 • By Gwenn • Category: East, Hiking, Nature, RainForest

On a clear day, the view from the top of El Yunque is breathtaking. Looking out over the lush green tree tops, past the towns, you see the blue water of the northern coastline and the easternmost tip of Puerto Rico. You know you are pretty high when the [...]



Hike La Mina Trail to La Mina Falls

Jan 11th, 2008 • By Gwenn • Category: Hiking, Nature, RainForest

Take a refreshing dip in clear rain forest water. Swim under a waterfall. It sounds like a dream. But it is actually a very popular and fun thing to do during your trip to El Yunque National Forest. The waterfall is called La Mina Falls, and it can be accessed by either [...]



Hike Big Tree Trail To La Mina Falls

Jan 10th, 2008 • By Gwenn • Category: Hiking, Nature, RainForest

If you have always dreamed about swimming in a waterfall, having the water cascade onto your back, massaging you, then you are in luck. You can have that experience at La Mina Falls in the El Yunque National Forest. This beautiful 35 foot waterfall is one of the most popular places to visit [...]