Puerto Rican Culture

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Puerto Rico’s Culture Hola! The culture of Puerto Rico attracts me because my mom is Puerto Rican. The capitol of Puerto Rico is San Juan. The city of San Juan is the perfect place to experience true Puerto Rican culture. Puerto Rico has similar sports to America. Although we are Puerto Rican, we don’t always practice the country’s cultural norms. I would love to visit and learn more about the Puerto Rican culture. Puerto Rico has many facts for such a small island. Puerto Rico’s is rectangular in shape. There are mostly mountains, but along the coast there is flat land. The types of crops they plant in Puerto Rico are sugarcane, tropical fruits, and coffee. They raise animals for beef, pork, chicken, milk, and eggs. Puerto Rico was discovered

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