By Jeremy Applebaum
and
Marc Rubin
Thank you for visiting our site on puerto rico. Here you will find info on Puerto Rico and it's culture. This website was made as a project for Senor Piery's class in the eighth grade at The Mclean School.
Language
In Puerto Rico, they speak Spanish, English, and Very few speak portugese. Although Puerto Rico is technically part of the United States, it's main spoken language is Spanish.
Population
Puerto Rico has an extremely mixed population. All Puerto Rican citizens are counted with almost equality to United States citizens, since the U.S. owns Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has citizens from Mexico, the United States, and Spain.
Pastimes
Soccer is a very popular sport in Puerto Rico, just as it is in many other spanish-speaking countries. Also popular are most American sports such as baseball and basketball.
Currency
Actually, in Puerto Rico, they use the equivalent of a US dollar, except for the fact that there they cann is RD. It means the same thing and is worth the same however. The currency is the same there as it is here, because some americans go to Puerto Rico very frequently and need to be able to spend money there without having to do a foreign currency exchange.
Pictures
Everyday life pictures are on the frame right next to this text. Feel free to scroll down and look at all the pictures that you like. These were taken from the photo gallery at PuertoRico.com.
Crops
The Main crop in Puerto Rico is tobacco. Billions of dollars per year are spent on imports of tobacco from Puerto Rico every year. Almost all farmers in Puerto Rico tend to grow tobacco, because of it's high demand, and high value. That is Puerto Rico's leading crop, because of how much other countries are willing to spend.
Where is Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico is an Island located off the coast of Central America. It is currently owned by the United States, after we gained it from spain shortly after the United States became a union.
Thank You for Visiting our website on Puerto Rico!
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