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1 Puerto Rico Researched via: http://wikipedia.org http://wikipedia.org Jenae’ Jenkins May 13, 2010

2 Where is Puerto Rico located? Puerto Rico is between the Caribbean sea and the north Atlantic ocean, east of the Dominican republic Latitude; 18 16 N Longitude; 66 30 W

3 Flag, Motto, Anthem: That’s the Puerto Rican flag on the left ! Their motto is “Juan es su nombre” In english it mean’s John is his name. There anthem is La Borinqueña ( in english The Borinquen Song )

4 Sports: Baseball was one of the first sports to gain widespread popularity in Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico Baseball League serves as the only active professional league, operating as a winter league

5 History: On July 25, 1898, during the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico was invaded by the United States with a landing at Guánica. As an outcome of the war, Spain ceded Puerto Rico, along with Cuba, the Philippines, and Guam to the U.S. under the Treaty of Paris

6 What do you or your peers like the most about Puerto Rico? I like Puerto Rican food. Because on Flatbush, theirs this place where these Puerto Ricans have thee best rice & beans !


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