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Puerto Rican Trivia !The size of Puerto Rico is slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island. The life expectancy in Puerto Rico is:
A couple of ''Boricua'' dancers did the choreographies for John Travolta in the movie 'Saturday Night Fever'. The first mother's day in Puerto Rico was celebrated in Yauco in 1915.
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). Por tener más de 1,300 ríos, quebradas y ojos de agua, a Puerto Rico se le llama "País de los Ríos". 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. La Calle del Cristo fue la primera calle pavimentada en el Nuevo Mundo. Medalla Light, a local beer in Puerto Rico, is number 1 in market share. Medalla, however, is the 11th beer producer in the US. and currently is only sold in Puerto Rico. 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. Puerto Ricans consume around $800 Millions worth of beer every year. For a population of approximately 4 Million that’s a quite a lot. 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. Although Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States, Spanish is the dominant language. Therefore, the main boricua Christmas greetings are "Feliz Navidad", "Felices Pascuas" and "Felicidades". The town of Hatillo is the biggest producer of milk by square mile in the world. The “coffee break” was created by a Boricua, Don Manuel de la Rosa, former President of the “Empleados del ELA” (Estado Libre Asociado). The longest swimming pool in the world is located at the Cerromar hotel in Dorado, Puerto Rico. More Boricua trivia The island of Puerto Rico is NOT 100 x 35 miles. It is exactly 111 x 39.5 miles. 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 is the country with the most roads per square miles in the world. Puerto Rico is the biggest producer of rum in the world: 86% of the rum sold in the U.S. comes from Puerto Rico. Boricua, Puerto Rican... there you have it, Puerto Rican trivia!If you have some new boricua trivias, please share them with us by emailing to letters@boricuafirst.com. BoricuaFirst
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