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The Caribbean island shares many connections to the US. In fact, it wants to be admitted as a state. Heres everything you need to know about Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico is known for its beautiful beaches, but there's so much more to do there.

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Puerto Rico, one of the Caribbeans biggest islands, is home to enchanting food, music and beaches

[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Sarah Derouin (Geological Society of America) writes about a recent study of cave art in Puerto Rico carried out by geophysicist Angel Acosta-Colon (UPR-Arecibo Campus) and archaeologist Reniel Rodríguez (UPR-Utuado Campus). In the karstic caves of Puerto Rico, cave art paints the rock…

These are the 12 best things to do in Puerto Rico, which include exploring Old San Juan, ziplining at Toro Verde, and kayaking in a bioluminescent bay.

Here’s a fitting opinion piece for this Monday morning. Alana Casanova-Burgess asks, “What Is a Statue of Columbus Doing in Puerto Rico?” Read the full article at The New York Times. The author is a freelance audio journalist, and a creator and host of the podcast “La Brega.” [Many thanks to Maritza Stanchich for bringing…

Why did it end up in the Caribbean, the part of the world that suffered Columbus’s brutality firsthand?

Four institutions will become stewards of the observatory as it becomes an education center.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it extended the public comment period for its proposed cleanup plan to address lead-contaminated soil and groundwater at the Battery Recycling Company Superfund Site in Arecibo, Puerto Rico to October 16, 2023., , , , The main property at the site was operated as a secondary lead smelter and battery recycling operation until 2014. Prior to the secondary lead smelting operation, the site was used for the manufacture of organic c....