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On this gorgeous Saturday (no rain, finally) we took coastal highway 165 into San Juan from Dorado, a beautiful drive along the waterfront without any traffic whatsoever. We first explored a little stretch of land called “Isla de Cabras” (Goats Island) which is a tiny island strategically located at the entrance of San Juan Bay. Its historically significant position is evidenced by a fortification called “El Cañuelo” which is not accessible to visitors. The island was even used as a leper colony in the late 1800s. From there we drove back past the main power station and the Bacardi Rum factory to the Ferry Terminal in Cataño where we took a ferry across the bay into Old San Juan. I rediscovered many of the places I had already visited earlier, including the fortress San Felipe del Morro and the adjacent San Juan Cemetery. I was enchanted by the narrow, cobble-stoned streets with their brightly coloured stuccoed houses. In the courtyard of the historic building “El Cuartel de Ballaja” I came across a major festival for guitarists who play the local “cuarto” guitar, and two teenage boys played a little Spanish song for me on this unique instrument. I even caught images of a local wedding right in front of the Cathedral of San Juan. At dusk the Christmas lights on the Plaza de Armas and along the Calle Fortaleza came to life. As the sun was going down I positioned myself on the Plaza de la Rogativa to catch the sunset and then walked through the Puerta de San Juan for a …
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Our last few hours in Puerto Rico had arrived. We left Dorado and took coastal Highway 165 again for a pleasant stress-free drive into San Juan. We had just about two hours before we had to return our vehicle at the airport and decided to visit another couple of areas in San Juan that we had not seen before. We drove through an area called “El Condado” which is a busy ocean-front community with many high-rise hotels, somewhat reminiscent of Fort Lauderdale or Miami Beach. We then drove further east to another San Juan district called “Isla Verde”, a beachfront suburb that also features many condominiums and some highrise hotels. After returning our rental car we were ready to check in our luggage when the US Airways representative informed us that our flight to Philadelphia was cancelled due to the winter storm that had been blanketing the northeastern US and Canada. Fortunately he found a flight to Charlotte, NC, that would connect us with our destination of Buffalo after all. We had to race to the plane as everybody was already boarding. We finally arrived at about 10:30 pm in Buffalo, and not surprisingly were greeted by a continuing snowfall. Our car was buried under several inches of snow and after finally finding a gas station in Buffalo we crossed the border into Ontario at midnight. Having arrived at 2 am in our driveway in Toronto, we couldn’t even get our vehicle into our driveway because the snow was so deep.
Love the Video just got back 2 weeks ago the people is very nice I could live here I will be back soon….
All the collours you have stolen from the island of Curacoa
Yes, San Juan is a gorgeous city. I wish I had had more time to explore it…
Very nice, the second oldest city in the western hemisphere with alot of history.
@misskris111 – me too. I think its gives us a different perspective. We notice things we never really noticed before thanks to the tourists. Living here we tend to take things for granted.
@reysoccerpr lol I do this with San Antonio and Texas videos.
Just got back yesterday from PR. I love this place. The people are wonderful and so is the island!!
@andyastro1 @andyastro1 como tu digas
@andyastro1 como tu digas
que lindo mi puerto rico…
i dont know why im watching this vid, I live in P.R. and ive been to san juan like a million times literally. but cool vid
Me and some other poeple are the only puerto ricans in the school. then we get teased by dominicans ;l but look how beautiful our place is, theres nothing to tease us about
I LOOOVE PUERTO RICO!
I just got back, Puerto Rico and its people are beautiful.
@beowulven The cobblestones and buildings were built at the colonization after the discovery of Puerto Rico. The first settlement, Caparra, was founded on August 8, 1508
That is sad.
Right on.
Right on. At least they don’t build with dung as they still do on a certain continent.
Spanish? Never heard of it.
damn you suck at spanish im puerto rican and thats embarrassing!
que boquita!!! mesura por favor..
que bonitas son esas calles y las casas, quiero vivir en PR, pero mas hacia las montanas, te tengo una pregunta..
si mi hija estudia en PR esos grados se los valen en usa? ella tiene 8
gracias, y no te iguales con gente necia.
hola buen paos 8 quen erestu
i am from usa
i go there all the time to see my family
Mexicans don’t blabber about Mexico? Mexicans have got to be the most absurdly nationalistic blabbering people I’ve ever seen. Look at you with your absurd “Mexico’s skyline is only second to New York”, ever heard of Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Tokyo…, fool. I have news for you, your women are ugly, your music sucks, and your comedy has the IQ of 5. For a nation of that size Mexico is a piece of shit. Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile leave Mexico in the dust, dumb ass.
its not just dona with a child its actually the virgin mary with baby jesus
small island a lot of us []:
i love PR i wanna go back i miss my grandma =(
Viva Porta Rico!!!! Rocco!!
PUERTO RICO lo mejor que hay!
Quien puede? No seas necio. Militarmente nadie en America, o en el mundo puede echar a los EE.UU. fuera de su pais por la fuerza. Es la naturaleza del imperio.
Sin embargo, Puerto Rico ha tratdo de terminar su relacion colonial por diversas maneras desde plebiscitos, querellas en la ONU, negociaciones directas con el Congreso de EE.UU., cabildeos con la Casa Blanca y hasta esfuerzos paramilitares por el Ejercito Popular Boricua.
Aprende antes de hablar, para que no hagas el ridiculo.
San Juan sufre de criminalidad tal y como cualquier otra ciudad del mundo que tenga mas de un millon de habitantes.
Los problemas de San Juan son los mismos problemas de Nueva York, Rio de Janeiro, Caracas, Madrid, Washington D.,C, Mexico D.F., etc.
Toda ciudad de algun tamano tiene sus areas buenas y sus areas malas. San Juan no es la excepcion. Pero tampoco es peor que ningun otro lugar.
Really? The State Dept? Care to post a link?
It would be a first for the State Dept. since they issue warnings against travel to foreign locations. FYI, Puerto Rico is not a foreign nation to the U.S.. It is a U.S. territory. since 1898 and its people are born U.S. citizens since the 1917 Jones Act.
If you are going to troll, at least get your shit straight.
The video is from the “ultimo trolley”/Ocean Park area.
Oye la verdad que eres una persona con la mente muy cerrada. Yo eh visto todos lo comentarios insultandote por insultar los paises de los demas como puerto rico, japon,etc. Me inmagino que tienes que estar en un momento muy depresivo porque con esa soberbia que tienes nadie t kiere comprender Que pena me das y si tu personalidad es asi me inmagino como debe estar tu pais y ante los ojos de dios no t comportas bien. Estoy seguro k envidias todos los paises porque insistes mucho en que no lo haces
look real close at :15 there is a Great White shark in the surf !!
good observation.
ther’s no beach!!
En que te afecta a ti ??? en nada, así que si no vas a opinar no insultes, los comentarios aqui son para opinar y dar crotocas constructivas, no para estar insultando y escribiendo cosas que no tienen sentido. Como Salvadoreño que soy me disculpo ante los puertorriqueños que me han tendido la mano y que por gente despreciable como sicario no se dejen intimidar, no es más que una persona llena de complejos e inseguridades.
Así que muchas personas insulto Puerto Rico, porque hay celosos de nuestra patria! Sólo deseo que vivía aquí.
Cállate! Donde quiera que esté, no es una isla de gente dispuesta a poner pie allí en el culo. Puerto Rico es hermoso. JAJAJAJAJAJA!
Mi Isla que bellaaaaaaaaaa
sicario esta enfermo ay que darle un injeccion letal para q se muera con su odio por q en su opais cagado lo q se comen son pupusas uyyyyyyy q asco! ay q meterle un palo por ese culo para q se acuerde de un boricua de verdad.
Te aclarare algo amigo, no envidio papeles de E.U. porque ya no es hoy en dia aquella floreciente nacion a la cual todo mundo podia ADMIRAR O ENVIDIAR. De lo que si estoy seguro es que tu pobre isla esta hundiendose con tanto experimento GRINGO. Te dire porque si tanto dicen que PUERTO RICO es LIBRE Y SOBERANA y que aman su patria y bandera no tienen los HUEVOTES para mandar a los GRINGOS de mierda al INFIERNO????? Donde esta el respeto a su pedazo de tierra?? No sean LABORATORIO de ellos.
Cuantas mujeres han ganado el concurso de Miss Universo en tu tierra? Tienes el radiotelescopio mas grande del mundo? Sin embargo no por esto menospreciamos a nadie en el mundo, y los que lo hacen no merecen ser llamados Boricua. Estoy seguro que en tu tierra hay muchisimas cosas hermosas y mucha gente
buena, las cuales TU NO REPRESENTAS porque tienes la boca llena de mierda!
Mira amigo, yo respeto a todas las republicas hermanas de latinoamerica. No me burlo de sus gentes que son seres humanos como yo. Tu no representas a nadie en El Salvador y mucho menos a nadie en Latinoamerica. Que somos una Isla de mierda? Ven por aca y dilo en alta voz para que veas como te parten la cara! O es que nos tienes envidia porque tenemos ciudadania y posiblemente tu no la tienes? Cuantos de tu tierra van a trabajar con la NASA, o como ingenieros o profesionales de la salud en EUA?
mmm eso es lo que los Alemanes dicen de los Iberios: que son inferiores. Vivi en Alemania y alla realize como ustedes son menospreciados.
JAJAJAJAJAJA esta no es mas que una pobre isla mierda, mas bien es laboratorio de los GRINGOS. jajajaja aqui ellos hacen experimentos. Negros hijos de puta basuras, recuerdense que ESPAÑA los trajo a este mundo ENCADENADOS. jajajajajaja ISLA LABORATORIO DE gringos JAJAJA !!!ah y hablan ingles los putos BORICUAS!!!!!!!!! JAJAJAJAJJA
answer to dailun2007
PR’s In ny are not all criminals..as in every race we have good and bad Iam sure if you look deep into yours..not all are angels
I’ve been to Puerto Rico many times and have NEVER had a problem anywhere on the island. We were last there March 09 and drove at night, stopped at lights and on the bridge and were perfectly safe! Gorgeous place.
Estoy de acuerdo con algunos comentarios,algunas areas de San Juan pueden ser peligrosas en la noche pero si sabes por donde moverte y tienes precaucion estoy seguro no te pasara nada,el resto de la isla por ejemplo Arecibo,Quebradillas y otros tantos pueblos con hermosa geografia y lindas playas son muy tranquilos,las familias viven con las puertas abiertas hasta altas horas de la noche.