The Jeep loves these trails!
We took the Travel Bugs on a trip to Puerto Rico’s rainforest, which is a fabulously maintained national park. We saw beautiful waterfalls and miles and miles of lush tropical jungle. We climbed the 96 steps to the top of a neat old stone observation tower and marveled at the views of the colorful flowers. It rains 1600 times per year in the rainforest for a total of 240 inches of rain. Holy cow…and we thought Seattle was rainy! It was hot, humid and sunny the say we were there.
Although Puerto Rico has been a commonwealth of the United States for over 100 years, it still has an inherently Spanish nature.
English is spoken and understood in most of San Juan (the capital city); on the rest of the island, Spanish is still numero uno. Local currency is US dollars. “Old San Juan” has 16th-century restored buildings, 200-year-old houses overlooking cobblestone streets, museums, art galleries, bookstores, and more, all within a 7-block-square neighborhood.
The government runs 13 public beaches, each with lockers, showers and picnic tables. One is designed to be completely handicapped accessible. Snorkeling, scuba diving, windsurfing and deep-sea fishing are all great almost anywhere on this big (3,500 square mile) island.