Best Traditional Caribbean Puerto Rico Old San Juan Heritage Tour Destinations
Browse more guides: Puerto Rico travel | Americas destinations Best Traditional Caribbean Puerto Rico Old San Juan Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR Puerto Rico - a US territory but culturally and historically Caribbean - preserves the second-oldest Spanish colonial city in the Americas (Old San Juan), the largest tropical rainforest in the US National Forest System (El Yunque), the only US Caribbean bioluminescent bay (Mosquito Bay, Vieques), and 500 years of layered Spanish-Caribbean-American culture. Major destinations: Old San Juan and El Morro (UNESCO), El Yunque National Forest , Vieques and Culebra islands , Ponce the southern colonial city, plus broader Puerto Rican cultural-tourism. Plan a 7-10 day Puerto Rico trip. This is the easiest mainland-Spanish-speaking Caribbean trip for US travellers (no passport required) and one of the densest historical Caribbean experiences. Background Puerto Rico was inhabited by the Taíno when Columbus arrived in 1493. Spanish coloni...