Puerto RIco

In class on Thursday we had a discussion about Puerto Rico. The country is located in the Caribbean next to Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Puerto Rico and the US are connected because Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. Government was major topic discussed by the class. I learned that the Puertorican government is not run by the US, but by Puerto Rico's Federal Government. Also Puertoricans are not allowed to vote in the primary elections of the US, but they do get to elect their governor of the country, and they have 3 major political parties. One amazing fact is that a we do not need a passport in Puerto Rico, because of their relation to the US. Although there are many traditions and celebrations in Puerto Rico, some of the major ones are Santa Claus and Christmas-Dec.25, and 3 Kings Day-Jan 6. An interesting fact that was given was Puerto Rico's original name was Boriken, which was given by the native inhabitants. In many Reggaeton songs the Puertoricans refer to themselves as Boricans, from the word Boriken. Some famous puertoricans are Daddy Yankee and Winsel y Yandel (reggaeton artists), Ricky Martin, and Jennifer Lopez.