Puerto rico

1. Puerto Rico
by
Marcos Rivera

2. Historical Facts
• Taino Indians inhabited the island before
Europeans took possession around 1493.

3. Historical Fact
Christopher Columbus
discovered the island in 1493,
one year after he discovered the
Americas. He named it San Juan
Bautista, after John the Baptist.

4. Historical Facts
• In 1917 the
U.S. made
Puerto Rico a
U.S. territory.

5. Longitude/Latitude
• 18.4500N,66.1000 W North Atlantic
Ocean Caribbean Sea west of the
Virgin Islands

6. Geography
Puerto Rico is a island country and surrounded by water.

7. Red, Blue, White, And 1 Star
represents Puerto Rico

8. Capital city of Puerto Rico is San Juan

9. The second most populated city in
Puerto Rico is Bayamon 206,499

10. The Third most populated in Puerto
Rico is Carolina

11. Population in Puerto Rico 3,600,000

12. Puerto Rico Is Associated With U.S.A

13. Head Of There in Puerto Rico is
Barrack Obama

14. Puerto Rico Uses U.S. Dollars

15. There Main Language Is Spanish

16. Puerto rico averaging 80 degrees And
Higher

17. Roman Catholic

18. Sugar cane Is what Is Grown There

19. A cultural custom in Puerto Rico
King’s Day January 6

20. Old San Juan
Old San Juan is the oldest settlement In Puerto Rico

21. 1. http://nationfacts.net/
puerto-rico-facts/
2. http://www.geonames.org/PR
/largest-cities-in-puerto-rico.html
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/Geography_of_Puerto_Rico
4. http://welcome.topuertorico.org
/fastfacts.shtml
5. http://www.topuertorico.org
/reference/holi.shtml