Puerto Rico Trivia

Sila Calderon was the first female governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (2001-2005).

The male Coqui sings in a different way than the female? The male sings ''Coqum'' and the female sings ''co-coqui''...

The first mother's day in Puerto Rico was celebrated in Yauco in 1915.

La Calle del Cristo fue la primera calle pavimentada en el Nuevo Mundo.

The town of Hatillo is the biggest producer of milk by square mile in the world.

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Rosie Perez, the famous actress and choreographer is of Puerto Rican origin. She was born in Brooklyn, New York City.

A couple of ''Boricua'' dancers did the choreographies for John Travolta in the movie 'Saturday Night Fever'.

The size of Puerto Rico is slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island.

Puerto Ricans consume around $800 Millions worth of beer every year. For a population of approximately 4 Million that’s a quite a lot.

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The island of Puerto Rico is NOT 100 x 35 miles. It is exactly 111 x 39.5 miles.

The first person to fly up a flag in Puerto Rico was El pirata Cofresi? (A Puerto Rican Pirate)...

Puerto Rico is the country with the most roads per square miles in the world.

One of the places where it rains the most in the world is el Yunque with an average of 200 inches of rain every year.

Puerto Rico Trivia... Interesting facts about Puerto Rico

The longest swimming pool in the world is located at the Cerromar hotel in Dorado, Puerto Rico.

The "coffee break" was created by a Boricua, Don Manuel de la Rosa, former President of the "Empleados del ELA" (Estado Libre Asociado).

The life expectancy in Puerto Rico is: total population: 78.58 years;  male: 74.64 years; female: 82.73 years (2008 est.)

When a Boricua wants to express his/her nationality, they say: "Soy de aquí como el coquí" (I'm as Puerto Rican as a coquí).

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Por tener mas de 1,300 rios, quebradas y ojos de agua, a Puerto Rico se le llama "Pais de los Rios".

Talento animal: Los sonidos de los murciélagos que se usaron en la cinta "Batman Forever" se grabadon en las Cuevas de Camuy en Puerto Rico.

The best selling flag in NY city is the Puerto Rican flag.

Puerto Rico is the biggest producer of rum in the world:  86% of the rum sold in the U.S. comes from Puerto Rico.

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One of the places where it rains the most in the world is el Yunque with an average of 200 inches of rain every year.

The flag of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico which was adopted by the legislative assembly in 1952 is based on a flag designed by a group of patriots in the year 1895, and has its roots in the flag of the Cuban Republic.

Who really rules: Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory with limited self-government. It is part of the U.S. customs zone. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, although those who live on the island do not pay federal taxes and cannot vote in U.S. elections.

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Who really rules: Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory with limited self-government. It is part of the U.S. customs zone. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, although those who live on the island do not pay federal taxes and cannot vote in U.S. elections.

When Puerto Rico hosted the Miss Universe contest in 1972, it was the first Latin American country to host this contest.

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