puerto rico.
b and I are both of the opinion that if we're going to visit a different country (or in this sake, another U.S. territory), we want to experience the everyday culture that exists there outside of tourism. we chose to stay in an Airbnb that was a short drive outside of the city of San Juan but in a neighborhood that was still within walking distance from the beach, local grocery stores and restaurants. before this trip we really new very little about the history of PR and it's connection to the U.S. but we took some time to watch some documentaries to get a better idea of things. it was settled and inhabited by Indians for generations until Christopher Columbus and the Spanish took over and colonized it in the the late 1400's. over the next 400 years it was a key part of the Spanish empire as they conquered the new world. much of the historic architecture and forts on the island have a strong Spanish flavor due to this and it wasn't until the Spanish-ame...