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Porta Coeli Convent | Visiting San Germán, Puerto Rico's Second Oldest City | Puerto Rico By GPS | Orlando Mergal

Visiting San Germán | Puerto Rico’s Second Oldest City

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Our first week explor­ing the south­west­ern cor­ner of Puer­to Rico came to a close in a town that feels both time­less and deeply alive. Over the past few days, we vis­it­ed the birth­places of three giants of Puer­to Rican his­to­ry. Cabo Rojo gave us Ramón Eme­te­rio Betances, the physi­cian and abo­li­tion­ist often called the Father of the Nation. Hormigueros intro­duced Con­tin­ue reading…
Our Lady Of Monserrat Basilica sit upon a mountain in the beautiful town of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. | Puerto Rico By GPS | ©2026 Orlando Mergal

Hormigueros, Puerto Rico: Small Town, Big Stories, and One Powerful View

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Click on image to watch the video Some towns sur­prise you the moment you arrive. Oth­ers take their time, reveal­ing their sto­ry lay­er by lay­er. Hormigueros does both. Today, we’re explor­ing Puer­to Rico’s sec­ond small­est munic­i­pal­i­ty. To put that into per­spec­tive, Hormigueros is about half the size of Man­hat­tan. Yet with­in that com­pact foot­print, you’ll find one of the island’s most impor­tant Con­tin­ue reading…
Mar Chiquita | A Day in Manatí, Puerto Rico: History, Culture & Adventure | Puerto Rico By GPS | Orlando Mergal

A Day in Manatí, Puerto Rico: History, Culture & Adventure

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When you hear the name Man­atí, you might think of the gen­tle sea cow that drifts slow­ly through warm waters. But in Puer­to Rico, Man­atí is not just an aquat­ic mam­mal — it’s also a live­ly coastal town on the north-cen­­tral shore, full of his­to­ry, tra­di­tion, and nat­ur­al beau­ty. My wife and I recent­ly spent a day explor­ing this fas­ci­nat­ing Con­tin­ue reading…