People 13. Puerto Rico has a population of about 3.2 million people. However, over 5 million Puerto Rican people live and work around the world, however, most of them in mainland USA. In New York City alone there are about one million Puerto Ricans. 14. The Puerto Ricans call themselvesB...
Bjork and I recently had dinner with our incredibly sweet friends Bjorn (Bjork and Bjorn, BFF, not a joke) and Maureen, and since Maureen is Puerto Rican, she made us the most amazing Puerto Rican dinner: tostones, chicken, rice, and beans. I watched her make the tostones and we talked...
You can also get much more unusual things like Pizza, local/Caribbean fusion, Chinese, Italian, and even Peruvian food. This mixing of the new cuisine and the classic Puerto Rican food kiosk now offers something for everyone. The places without liquor licenses even allow you to BYOB or, if...
Guillao- Full of himself or herself. It comes from another Puerto Rican term meaning "guille" which roughly translates as "pride" (but it has a negative connotation) or "delusion" (i.e. someone who has a "guille" of being something they are not much like a "poser" or a "wannabe")...
that lived on the Island when the Spanish arrived in the 1500s and where Taíno hieroglyphs were found carved into a giant boulder. The Taínos were eradicated by the Spanish but their influence is still present in Puerto Rican culture. Jayuya also contains the highest peak in Puerto Rico, so...
In Old San Juan this equals Señor Paleta (or Ben & Jerry’s, which I love, though isn’t exactly Puerto Rican). Savoring a strawberry cheesecake ice cream pop is the perfect way to cool down. Tip: Get napkins because it melts FAST. ...
Puerto Rican foods and those characteristic of a Western diet. While many foods important in the Hispanic American diet such as rice and beans were also important in the Puerto Rican diet, other foods commonly consumed by Hispanic Americans such as corn and flour tortillas were not important in...
This retreat is located in an open-air facility on the beach. The continuous ocean breeze, spacious grounds, and secluded private beach–combined with social distancing–make this Costa Rican haven the perfect place to live and work from. ...
and whole grains. Significantly higher AHEI scores were noted for older adults, other ethnicities (vs. Puerto Rican), being single, having some college or higher education, and never/formerly smoking. Adults living in PR report healthy and unhealthy dietary intakes, providing an opportunity to impr...