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Yaucromatic | So You Think There’s Nothing To Do In Yauco, Puerto Rico? Think Again | Puerto Rico By GPS | Orlando Mergal

So You Think There’s Nothing To Do In Yauco, Puerto Rico?

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Click on image to watch the video At first glance, Yau­co can feel a lit­tle under­whelm­ing. You arrive, park the car, look around… and won­der what exact­ly there is to do. Yes, the town has a large Catholic church. There’s a pleas­ant plaza in the cen­ter of town, fresh­ly ren­o­vat­ed in 2023. Ele­gant old hous­es line the streets. And of course, there’s Con­tin­ue reading…
Pilar Defilló Museum | Pablo Casals Statue | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: History, Culture, and a Slow Coastal Rhythm | Puerto Rico By GPS | Orlando Mergal

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: History, Culture, and Coastal Rhythm

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Mayagüez sits on Puer­to Rico’s cen­tral west­ern coast, fac­ing the Atlantic with a calm con­fi­dence that’s easy to miss if you’re rush­ing through. This is a town known for two very dif­fer­ent things: a fruit that helped shape its iden­ti­ty and one of the most respect­ed engi­neer­ing schools in the Caribbean. But num­bers and nick­names don’t tell the whole sto­ry. Con­tin­ue reading…
Chorro de Doña Juana | Discover Orocovis: Puerto Rico's Heartbeat! | Puerto Rico By GPS | Orlando Mergal

Discover Orocovis: Puerto Rico’s Heartbeat!

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When most peo­ple think of Puer­to Rico, they imag­ine white-sand beach­es, old San Juan, or El Yunque. But what if I told you that one of the most authen­tic, scenic, and cul­tur­al­ly rich places in Puer­to Rico is tucked away in the very cen­ter of the island? That place is Oro­co­vis — a small moun­tain town full of big sur­pris­es. Con­tin­ue reading…
Riding On Wet Pavers | 7 Mistakes Tourists Make in Old San Juan (And How to Avoid Them)
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7 Common Mistakes Tourists Make in Old San Juan (And How to Avoid Them)

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If you’re plan­ning a trip to Old San Juan, you’re in for a real treat. This 500-year-old walled city is packed with his­to­ry, charm, and col­or. It’s the third-old­est cap­i­tal in the Amer­i­c­as, fol­low­ing San­to Domin­go in the Domini­can Repub­lic and Havana, Cuba. But before you grab your cam­era and head out the door, let’s go over some com­mon mis­takes Con­tin­ue reading…
The Naked Truth About Puerto Rico’s 10 Safest Beaches | Puerto Rico By GPS | Orlando Mergal

The Naked Truth About Puerto Rico’s 10 Safest Beaches 

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Think all Puer­to Rican beach­es are risky? Think again! Some are so calm and clear that even kids can swim safe­ly. Bet­ter yet, one of them is just 15 min­utes from the cruise ship piers in Old San Juan—perfect for cruise vis­i­tors with just a few hours to spare. How­ev­er, let’s get one thing straight from the start: this arti­cle won’t Con­tin­ue reading…
Walking on the beach | 9 Things You Need To Know About Puerto Rico Answered
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9 Things You Need To Know About Puerto Rico

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Are you plan­ning a trip to Puer­to Rico for this win­ter? Have you seen all the ads, checked out all the tourist sites, blogs and YouTube videos and still feel lost? Do you feel like you’re being sold to? Well, guess what? You are! Unlike the Unit­ed States and Europe, Puer­to Rico’s peak tourism sea­son is in win­ter, not sum­mer. That’s Con­tin­ue reading…

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Patillas Puerto Rico: Green, Rocky & Cool 

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Last week my wife and I vis­it­ed the town of Patil­las, on the south­east­ern coast of Puer­to Rico. It’s one of those small and sleepy towns that are best vis­it­ed in com­bi­na­tion with adja­cent munic­i­pal­i­ties. How­ev­er, we did dis­cov­er some gems that make this town unique and well worth the vis­it. I must admit that the words Green, Rocky & Cool Con­tin­ue reading…

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Should You Visit Puerto Rico With Delicate Electronics? 

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Today was sup­posed to be a nor­mal day in Puer­to Rico (what­ev­er that might look like). I was sup­posed to record a voiceover for my upcom­ing video and start edit­ing it. Then, after 2–3 days of work, I would write a 2,500 to 3.500-word post for the same loca­tion. After that the cycle would start all over again. But nor­mal in Con­tin­ue reading…

Flamboyán, they're everywhere!!! | Cidra, Puerto Rico | The Town Where It’s Always Spring | Puerto Rico By GPS

Cidra, Puerto Rico | The Town Where It’s Always Spring 

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Glob­al warm­ing has become a real prob­lem. You can hard­ly turn on the news with­out learn­ing about a place that’s burn­ing up. And Puer­to Rico is no excep­tion. Just recent­ly we’ve had sev­er­al weeks with tem­per­a­tures exceed­ing 100°F. Thank­ful­ly, that’s not the case in Cidra, Puer­to Rico. At 1,417 feet above sea lev­el, tem­per­a­tures in Cidra are usu­al­ly sev­er­al degrees below Con­tin­ue reading…

Cutting Roasted Pork at Guavate Restaurant Area | Cayey, Puerto Rico | Food, Nature and Art
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Cayey, Puerto Rico | Food, Nature and Art 

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It was 8:38 in the morn­ing, on May 26th, and my wife and I were park­ing in front of the Ramón Frade Square in the town of Cayey, Puer­to Rico. The weath­er­man had announced a max­i­mum tem­per­a­ture for the day of 108° F, so we planned to be in and out before noon. Well, as you will learn through­out this Con­tin­ue reading…