Like all the other islands, this island was originally named after a saint, San Juan, but some ancient cartogropher mixed up the island with the port which was called Puerto Rico, and these names have stuck to this day.
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Arecibo Radio Telescope (Point of Interest)
This 305 m radio telescope is the largest single-aperture telescope ever constructed. It is used for radio astronomy, aeronomy and radar astronomy observations of solar system objects.
It was constructed in a natural depression created by a karst sinkhole.
Howard [ Just Imagine ] 15-Mar-2008
El Yunque National Rain Forest (Excursion)
San Juan
Howard [ Just Imagine ] 15-Mar-2008
Bahia de Boqueron (Anchorage)
Villa Del Carmen (Anchorage)
Playita (Anchorage)