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Come and Get a Taste of the Spanish Carribean Island of Puerto Rico with Odyssey Premier Elite!

Press Release San Juan is the capital of and largest city in Puerto Rico, with a population of about 395,000. It has one of the best harbors in the Caribbean. The city celebrates its fifth century in 2008 or 2021, depending on whether one counts from the founding of the original settlement at Caparra or the act of moving the Caparra settlement to Puerto Rico isle (now Old San Juan). San Juan is the oldest city under the jurisdiction of the United States. San Juan is in the northeast of the island of Puerto Rico, and features distinctly century-old architecture, such as Spanish military forts built from the 1540s to 1800s, an active harbor, and a very active economic area in the Hato Rey district. It features magnificent beaches, hotels, plazas, historic sites, museums, and so on. San Juan has a land area of about 76 square miles. The city’s population is approximately 395,000.
San Juan is a tropical city with summer daytime high near 90 degrees and summer nights in the high 70s. Summer includes high humidity making the outdoors feel very hot and muggy. The months of April through November will see frequent rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Puerto Rico also has the possibility of being hit by hurricanes and tropical storms from July to November. Winter is quite pleasant in San Juan. Temperatures typically range in the low 80s during the day, and low 70s at night. San Juan is a Latin American city with Spanish-based culture mixed with African traditions, Taíno culture, and an American influence. Museums of modern art exist abroad. The citizens of San Juan are very festive, as on the rest of the island. San Juan has become very modernized as of late, with its first metro train line (called Tren Urbano) and buses. Poverty and crime remain significant issues. San Juan is the financial capital of Puerto Rico. There are facilities for petroleum and sugar refining, and pharmaceuticals.
Check out the beaches in Condado and Isla Verde. A popular point of interest is Old San Juan, a 7-block area that has become popular for tourists as well as residents. The narrow streets of old San Juan are packed with people so it is recommended to experience Old San Juan by foot in order to avoid too much traffic. You can take a taxi for less than $20 from most hotels but for .75 you can also take the B21 bus which picks up from many locations near the hotels and is very easy to use. Check out the parks in San Juan. Central Park is the park to visit if you’re looking for traditional activities such as jogging, tennis, baseball, etc. La Marquesa Canopy Tour - Located about 30 minutes outside of San Juan in Guaynabo you can tour the La Marquesa Forest Reserve via zip line. It is a low impact experience suitable for people of all ages. Those who are up for extreme adventure travel may find this a little too easy.
As always you have to take security measures when traveling to a different place. Here are some recommendations so your vacation doesn’t get ruined: Use common sense when going around. Most tourist areas, like the Old City, Condado, and Isla Verde tend to be very safe. There is a visible 24-hour police presence in the Old City. However, the La Perla slum next to the Old City is dangerous and should be avoided. Use caution when riding a bicycle around the city as roads are often crowded and some are unpaved. Be sure to pay attention to the roadway on which you are riding and the traffic. Pedestrians need to use similar caution in Old San Juan. While traffic usually is slower, the streets are narrow, and sidewalks very narrow, sometimes crowded, with occasional trip hazards. Walking around San Juan at night is strongly discouraged due to the city’s high crime rate. This applies to the beaches as well; tourists have been robbed and even killed while walking
at night on the beaches in Condado and Isla Verde. If you plan to partake in San Juan’s nightlife, consider taking a cab, or be alert for potential carjackers. Red light running (after slowing to look for cross-traffic) is tolerated late at night in San Juan, like in the rest of Puerto Rico, due to the high rate of carjackings.
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