The Diverse Puerto Rico

There are not many places like Puerto Rico, and there can’t be, as it’s not common to find such a culturally diverse, naturally beautiful and architecturally magnificent spot in the world. This is the place where the calmness of the Caribbean along with the historical excellence of Spain meets with the ingenuity of America. The island is considered as the easiest going and peaceful of the Caribbean islands and its hip lifestyle and vibrant nightlife is its biggest attraction for many tourists. More than three million tourists head to Puerto Rico annually making it the most visited island of the region. Its long history and the monuments left by its Spanish colonial overlords make it a unique tourist destination.

Its airports are perhaps the busiest in the Caribbean but the only international flights available are for London with British Airways and for Madrid with Iberia. If you’re flying from any other part of Europe then the better option will be to take a cheap flight to Miami and then a connecting flight to San Juan’s airport in Puerto Rico. The island is the most developed in the region so you will find quite a few top quality hotels and resort in it that caters to all kind of tourists ranging from the ones looking for luxury to the ones that are travelling on a budget. It’s really hard to sum up every thing about this gorgeous island in one short article as there are plenty of fun places to visit and fun things to do in this tropical paradise.

Starting with San Juan itself, this is a beautiful colonial city with a hip lifestyle and offers a lot of stuff to explore to its visitor. It is the second oldest European settlement in the Americas and dates back to the 16^th century. The biggest attraction of the city is the historical Spanish forts that were built to protect the San Juan harbour from the pirates, yes the pirates of the Caribbean. Most famous of the forts in the area is the gigantic El Moro which is one of the largest forts built by the Spanish in any of their colonies in the Americas. San Juan’s beaches and the coral reefs along them are where you will find the most of the tourist to the island heading to, the reason being the beaches that are soft and white and the coral reefs of the San Juan that holds seven different ecosystems in them that are surely worth observing.

If you are a surfing enthusiast then most probably you will have already made up your mind about spending much of your vacation in Rincon. This is a heaven for the surfers worldwide with its strong breaks and surfs. Rincon is considered as one of the two top surfing destinations in the world other being the islands of Hawaii. Rincon waves are as close to a perfect wave as it can get breaking somewhere between 2ft to 25 ft and providing an awesome surfing experience. The area is also rich in marine life and you can always hire the scuba diving or snorkelling kit from your resort and dive in Rincon’s clear waters to observe it closely.