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A Friday Morning in Aguas Buenas
Twenty twenty-three has been a busy year at Puerto Rico By GPS. We started with an ambitious goal: “to visit all 78 municipalities in Puerto Rico to produce a video and however many blog posts were warranted for each township”. The idea was —and still is— to end up with the most comprehensive collection of photographs, video and articles about Continue reading…
10 Most Frequent Questions About Puerto Rico
Are you sick and tired of the freezing cold, shovelling snow and being trapped inside? Or maybe it’s the opposite situation: it’s 125° outside, your air conditioner just can’t keep up and —once again— you’re sick and tired of being trapped inside. Did you know that there’s a place, just off the eastern coast of the United States, where the Continue reading…
Gurabo Is Much More Than “El Cerro”
Gurabo is one of those little towns in Puerto Rico that many people just ignore. It’s east of Caguas, a larger city, and south of San Juan, the Island’s capital. So it’s on the way to something, next to somewhere, but not something in itself. Right? Wrong!!! Gurabo is great. I actually spent an entire day there with my wife Continue reading…
Four Great Shots And A Day’s Work… All Before Breakfast
46 Things To Know Before Driving in Puerto Rico
Driving in Puerto Rico has always been hectic. Road conditions on the Island are in a deplorable state due to the depression (yes, the correct word is depression, because there’s no such thing as a 10-year recession) that has affected the U.S. territory for close to a decade. Throw in the way many Puerto Ricans drive like maniacs and it’s Continue reading…
The Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest Comes Full Circle
Twenty-seven years ago, in the balmy month of June, a group of virtuoso musicians from Puerto Rico and abroad got together to honor cuban saxofonist Paquito D’Rivera and raise money for the Inter-American University’s Jazz Program. The event took place at Plaza Dársenas in Old San Juan. Throughout the years the event has taken place at other venues including the Sixto Continue reading…
The Puerto Rico Heineken Jazzfest 2016 In Pictures
It all ended last night. The 26th edition of the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazzfest came to a close yesterday evening with three exciting acts and the “doctorification” of one of Puerto Rico’s most prolific artists doctor Ray Santos. Ray Santos is better known for his arrangements for music greats like Mario Bauzá, Machito, Tito Rodríguez and Tito Puente, but he is also Continue reading…
12 Shows, 4 Days And A Whole Lotta Jazz!!!
The 26th edition of the Puerto Rico Heineken JazzFest will take place from Thursday, March 17 to Sunday, March 20, at the Tito Puente Amphitheater in San Juan. This year, the festival will have a varied musical offering, including the introduction of HEINEKEN THE LAB, an experimental proposal that will combine jazz with other musical genres on the first night (Thursday). Continue reading…
Ray Santos To Be Honored At PR Heineken Jazzfest 2016
Jazz is in the air in sunny Puerto Rico! Why? Because the 26th edition of the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazzfest is just six weeks away at the Tito Puente Amphitheater in San Juan. When? From March 17 thru the 20th. According to Luis Álvarez, Vice President of the Liquors Division at Méndez & Co., the organization sponsoring and organizing the Continue reading…