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Puerto Rico the Island of Enchantment

Puerto Rico is 100 miles long and 35 miles wide. Close to 4 million people, live on the "Island of Enchantment," with more than a million in the greater San Juan metropolitan area alone. It is a vibrant, modern, bilingual, multicultural society, one that has been molded by Spanish, African, Native American Tainos with influences from the United States.
 
Lelolai

The Lelolai Festival is presented every Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. (1 hour) Castillo San Cristóbal's main plaza.

This program is an entertaining and cultural program that has been a part of Puerto Rican Tourism Company for almost 30 years. It was created to promote the Puerto Rican culture through music, rhythm and dances that highlight the island's Native, Spanish and African heritage.
 
San Geronimo

The National Park Service is conducting a special resource study for the Fort San Gerónimo site and related resources

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San Juan National Historic Site: Where History Comes to Life

San Juan National Historic Site: Where History Comes to Life
Where History Comes to Life reveals the sights, sounds, and experience that await those who venture through the historic gates.

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A World Heritage Site

Designated in 1983, San Juan NHS includes Castillo San Cristóbal, Castillo San Felipe del Morro, and Fortin San Juan de la Cruz known locally as El Cañuelo, bastions, powder houses, and three fourths of the city wall surrounding. These magnificent fortifications were built by the Spanish beginning in 1533 with La Fortaleza and a tower at El Morro in 1539 taking more than 250 years.
 
 

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San Juan NHS
501 Calle Norzagaray
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901

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(787) 729-6777

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(787) 289-7972

Climate

Puerto Rico enjoys year round tropical climate. Winters are breeze and summers are mostly hot and humid. It rains all year long with a "dry" season in April. Temperatures range from 60's in the winter to 90's in the summer.  The hurricane season starts in June and ends in November.  On the longest day, June 22nd, the sun sets around 7:00pm. On the shortest day, December 22nd, the sun sets around 4:30pm.
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