puerto rico

I learned a lot of things about Puerto Rico from our speaker in class.

Puerto Rico is located in the middle of the Caribbean. The capital is San Juan. They are still independent; the independence movement has pretty much died out. Puerto Rico became a U.S. territory in 1898. Even though they are U.S. citizens they cannot vote for president, however they don't pay taxes, and vote for their own governor. They have 3 established political parties, which are PNP-statehood, PPD-democratico, & PIP-independents. Just like the presidential elections, they vote for their governor every four years. As for the weather, the speaker said its always nice and summery, however each year there is always a chance of a hurricane. There are pretty beaches and a big rain forest. They celebrate the same holidays as the U.S. plus Puerto Rican holidays as well. As for the food, I learned that they eat a lot of rice, beans, and meat, which is the typical plate. They do not eat spicy foods. Although they are U.S. territory, they have their own teams in the Olympics. Also, an interesting fact I learned is Puerto Rico is where reggaeton originated.