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This Latin island is the Caribbean made easy—and accessible. Almost every major U.S. airline has nonstop flights from Chicago, Dallas, Miami, and New York to San Juan, the capital. If you're mathematically challenged, there's no currency conversion to worry about, since the almighty dollar is the coin of the realm (it's not for nothing that this American territory is known as the fifty-first state). But a world of diversity and a very distinct culture are packed into Puerto Rico's compact 4,400 square miles. Old San Juan has centuries-old colonial charm, the coasts are lined with plush beaches and sheer cliffs, and inland, the rugged terrain includes hills covered in dense rain forest. If there's not enough to entertain you on the mainland, Culebra and Vieques—just a puddle jump or a ferry ride to the east—are emerging getaways.
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Use this interactive map to explore the sights that await you in Puerto Rico. Click on a camera to see a 360° view. Click on a hotel to see the hotels in that area.
| | | | Island description | | There’s so much to do here: sightseeing in Old San Juan, golf, tennis, dining, shopping, gambling—or you could just laze in the sunshine on a stretch of the total 272 miles of coastline. This U.S. commonwealth is easily reached with direct flights, and passports are not required for U.S. citizens. | | | | Are we there yet? | Flight times (nonstop)
2.5 hours from Miami, 3.5 hours from New York City, and 4.5 hours from Chicago | | | | Must-see sights | | Explore Parque de las Cavernas del Rio Camuy, one of the world’s three largest cave systems.
Take a tour of the National Historic Zone of Old San Juan, with its 16th-century Spanish houses, elegant plazas, and cobblestone courtyards.
Discover El Yunque, the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National Parks system, which spans 28,000 acres. | |
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| | | | | To get away from it all, visit one of Puerto Rico’s three outer islands. Vieques has 40 beaches on a 60-mile coastline, including three phosphorescent bays that glow in the dark. Sleepy Culebra is also a great beach escape, while Mona is an uninhabited, 25-square-mile nature reserve encircled by pristine coral—perfect for diving. | |
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Puerto Rico
