VISITS AND VACATIONS

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Best Things To Do In Puerto Rico

1. Flamenco Beach

If you’re traveling to Puerto Rico, you want to go to the beach. That’s a fact. No one flies to Puerto Rico to see its air-conditioned government buildings. You want fun in the sun.The good news is that Flamenco Beach will live up to your daydreams and then some.

Not only does it offer white sand and blue water that shimmies on the horizon, but it also boasts bathrooms, lifeguards, food kiosks, volleyball nets and tourist stations where you can rent equipment for things like snorkeling and scuba diving. It’s a tropical paradise that will give you just about every vacation experience that you could want in Puerto Rico.

Are you keen to test yourself against the waves? Hit the horseshoe bend for great surfing opportunities. Are you traveling with family? Let the kids build sandcastles while mom and dad sip piña coladas under the shade of a lounge chair. Flamenco Beach is such a picture-perfect destination that it’s often ranked as one of the best beaches in the Caribbean by travel guides. If you’re looking for amazing places to visit in Puerto Rico, grab your towel and do the flamenco.

2. Castillo San Felipe del Morro

There’s a bloody history of conquest behind the bright, rum-soaked beaches of the Caribbean. Everyone wanted a piece of the New World, and everyone was willing to fight to get it. Nowhere is this more apparent than the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. Known to locals as “El Morro,” the Castillo San Felipe del Morro is a gargantuan citadel that was built in Puerto Rico in the 16th century to defend the island against pirates, soldiers, slavers and anyone else who wanted to test their strength against its massive walls.

It has an entire assembly of cannons, turrets, bunkers, sentry towers, lighthouses and other places of interest. Today, of course, it’s a lively tourist attraction where people take selfies while kids play hide-and-seek in the hidden nooks of the great stone garitas. Families fly kites on the grass. Vendors sell snacks. Once upon a time, however, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro was the most important fortress in Puerto Rico, and its huge walls will take your breath away when you realize how much history that they’ve seen.

Address: 501 Calle Norzagaray, San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico

3. The Pork Highway

Officially known as La Ruta del Lechón, the Pork Highway is exactly what it sounds like: a three-mile stretch of road where every restaurant specializes in pork.The most popular type of pork is lechón, a special dish in Puerto Rico that involves spit-roasting an entire pig with a blend of sauces and spices.It’s considered the main attraction of the highway, so be prepared to see all kinds of open-air smoke pits with whole pigs slowly turning on skewers.

If you don’t like lechón, the Pork Highway has other tasty items to offer as well.You might enjoy morcilla (blood sausage) or arroz con gandules (rice and beans), or you might be tempted by various stews, sandwiches, casseroles and veggie dishes.If it’s made in Puerto Rico, the Pork Highway probably has it.

Another draw of the Pork Highway is its festive atmosphere. The restaurants are loud and crowded, and there’s always drinking and dancing to go along with the roasted pig.It’s one of those places where you can make a dozen friends before you finish a single meal. The Pork Highway is basically one big block party. If you want to cut loose in Puerto Rico, drive down the highway and prepare yourself for a great time.

And as always have a chilled day from the Viking