puerto rico -- much more than just great beaches!
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Puerto Rico -- Much more than just great beaches!
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San Juan’s Old Town with its history and shopping
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Central Plaza in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico’s second city. Mayaguez is located on the west coast near the place where Columbus landed on
his second voyage. The statue is Columbus.
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The Spanish built forts to defend their commerce in the New World. They greatly influenced Puerto Rico’s unique culture.
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Away from the coastal cities, however, Puerto Rico is rural with an incredibly diverse agriculture and wealth of natural resources.
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Many farms are small, rocky and hilly.
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Agricultural zones include the north coast which gets lots of rain, the central mountains where coffee, citrus and bananas are grown, and the
dry south coast.
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Since it is a small island with good roads, student groups can see much of the island during spring break.
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Pineapple fields on the north coast are very productive.
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The taste of fresh pineapple, just harvested, is unmatched.
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Sugar cane is also grown on the north coast. . . .
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. . . . as well as many other fruits and vegetables – some familiar and some not so familiar.
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Yautilla is a root crop which is grown and eaten like potatoes.
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Family dairy farms provide grade A milk. This operation is owned . . . .
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. . . . by this family – three generations.
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Coffee is from in the central highlands.
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On the south coast, drip irrigation is needed to produce vegetables for
export to the mainland and other markets.
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Greenhouses produce flowers that are also marketed along the east coast of the continental U.S.
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Fresh water fish are grown in farm ponds.
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Harvesting tilapia.
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Past university groups have learned problem solving techniques by working on real problems. Here two students who speak Spanish
interview a “limited resource” farmer . . . .
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. . . . while other students interview Puerto Rican USDA representatives of Cooperative Extension and the Soil Conservation Service . . . .
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. . . to develop ideas that will help the small farmer.
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Puerto Ricans respect the “small” farmers and have erected a statue to commemorate them and their contributions to Puerto Rico.
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The natural resources of Puerto Rico include unique wildlife like this manatee that was rescued by the University of Puerto Rico’s marine
sciences personnel when its mother was killed by a powerboat.
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Snorkeling is one of the best ways to observe marine life including fish, coral reefs . . . .
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. . . and mangrove islands.
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The reward for the hard work and intensive study is to spend some time exploring beautiful and relaxing beaches like this . . . .
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. . . . or this.