| Sandy beaches, sunshine, music, arts and folklore | | | | colorful displays of pride and joy, featuring parades, |
| make Puerto Rico an ideal destination for a vacation. | | | | games, rides, regional food and live entertainment. |
| The local population takes pride in their cultural | | | | The Festival La Casita features prominent Puerto |
| diversity. | | | | Rico musicians and dance troupes. Painters and |
| A temperature of 75-85 degrees year-round makes | | | | sculptors display their work at the Puerto Rico |
| Puerto Rico an all-season destination. Even though | | | | Tourism's "La Casita" Tourism Center in San Juan. |
| temperatures may rise to around 90 degrees at | | | | For art lovers, a visit to the Museo de Arte de Ponce |
| noon, the cool breeze makes the mornings and | | | | with its fine collection of European and Latin |
| evenings more comfortable than many parts of the | | | | American art in the Caribbean, is a must. The city of |
| U.S. mainland. | | | | San German is known for its architectural beauty. San |
| Puerto Rico is the most accessible island in the | | | | Germán is also the second Puerto Rican city to |
| Caribbean and is also a major airline hub. Tourists | | | | be included in the National Register of Historic Places. |
| flock to the island from mid-December right through | | | | Buildings, monuments and plazas fill a 36-acre historic |
| to mid-April. The island's off-season runs from late | | | | zone in San German. |
| spring in to late fall in when temperatures of about | | | | The island offers a wide variety of sports including |
| 90 degrees prevail in most parts of the region. | | | | golf, tennis and hiking. Dorado Beach, Cerromar |
| Puerto Rican attractions remain robust and vibrant, | | | | Beach, and Palmas del Mar are the chief centers for |
| even in the off-season. | | | | golf, tennis and beach life. For the water sports lover, |
| Puerto Rico has special events all year long. The most | | | | scuba diving, snorkeling and deep-sea fishing off San |
| popular events are held during the Patron Saint | | | | Juan's Condado-Isla coast could prove to be an |
| Festivals or Fiestas Patronales, in honor of the patron | | | | experience of a lifetime. |
| saint of each municipality. They include religious | | | | Americans flock to Puerto Rico all through the year |
| processions that originated as a Catholic tradition. | | | | because of its popularity as a pristine tourist |
| Usually held in the town square, these festivals are | | | | destination. |