Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is a very distinct state. There are over 3,944,259 people living in Puerto Rico now (Paraphrased from People, 2010.) The capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan. Puerto Rico is well known for their environment, festivities, and culture. Puerto Rico’s sandy beaches, towering mountains, and “Off-Island” Islands are all tourist attractions. These are all things that people have grown to love about Puerto Rico.   People also love the activities the state has.   In this essay, you will learn about Puerto Rico’s well known features.                     No one can deny that “Three Kings Day” is a very festive activity. In Puerto Rico, children place boxes filled with grass or hay under their beds on Jan. 5. During the night, the Three Kings take the hay, meant for their camels, and replace it with presents. The Three Kings are familiar to Christians as the wise men who visited the infant Jesus in Bethlehem. The kings are said to have offered Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh (Lloyd, 2010). On the other hand, Three Kings Day is not just for Hispanics. The holiday also is celebrated as far away as the Philippines and France. The French bake a cake with a surprise inside, a tradition also maintained by Mexicans and Spaniards. In the Philippines, people display star lanterns on their windows (Padilla, 2010).   Puerto Rico is well known for their beaches. It is hard to pick the best, considering that they are all good.   Cana Gorda is a beach where you can explore cays and snorkel in the clear beautiful waters. Rincon Bay is one of the more popular Puerto Rican beaches. Surfers have been attracted to this beach for a very long time. It also hosted the World Surfing Championships. Flamenco is one of Puerto Rico’s most famous beaches. The beach is considered as a paradise to others and is upon the best beaches of the world. Boats and jet skis are not used in the waters, making it the perfect place for swimming. Other than beaches, Puerto Rico has...