Puerto Rico is a tropical island with mostly mountainous terrain and coastal plains in the north. Christopher Columbus discovered the island and the native inhabitants were called Arawaks. El Morro is the oldest Spanish fort in the New World, built to protect San Juan from sea attacks and control harbor entry. The Plaza de San José features a statue of Ponce de León and is surrounded by historic buildings. Puerto Rico has a population of 3.9 million people and is a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States with an elected governor and legislative houses.

1. PUERTO RICO

2. • The climate is very tropical

3. • The terrain is mostly mountainous with
coastal plains in north

4. Los indígenas
• Cristobal Colón
descubrió la isla.
Los indígenas
se llaman
arawaks.

5. El Morro
• The oldest Spanish
fort in the New
World, El Morro
was built to protect
San Juan from
attacks from the
sea and to control
entry to the
harbour.

6. Plaza de San José
• The Plaza stands in front
of the bronze statue of
Ponce de León, made
from British cannons
captured in during Sir
Ralph Abercromby's
attack in 1797. The plaza
is skirted by a number of
historic buildings.

7. Industria
Native American Tobacco
flower and buds

8. El Gobierno
• Puerto Rico is a self-governing
commonwealth in association with the
United States.
• The head of government is an elected
Govenor.
• There is a House of Representatives and
a Senate.
• The President of the US is the chief of
state.

9. • The population of Puerto Rico is 3,927,188