Tag: Puerto Rico

The Free State of Puerto Rico is the largest and most populous outlying area in the United States. It also includes the Spanish Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico, literally “rich port”, consists of the main island of the same name (the easternmost of the Greater Antilles) and over 20 other small to tiny islands. After the […]

Shopping Overview Popular souvenirs include cigars, coffee, rum, hammocks, straw items, sculptures, santos (carved saints), coconut devil masks and stringed instruments. It should be noted that cigars labeled as Cuban cigars are not actually from Cuba; Since Puerto Rico is part of the US territory, the country is subject to the US embargo, which prohibits […]