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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico. By: Adrian Reyes. My Heritage. My Heritage is Puerto Rican. Both of my parents and my self where born and raised there. I have lived in PR till the age of 8 & then moved to California. Both of my parents side live in Puerto Rico. The original Homes of my ancestors ?.

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Puerto Rico

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  1. Puerto Rico By: Adrian Reyes

  2. My Heritage • My Heritage is Puerto Rican. • Both of my parents and my self where born and raised there. I have lived in PR till the age of 8 & then moved to California. • Both of my parents side live in Puerto Rico.

  3. The original Homes of my ancestors ? • My ancestors are originally from Puerto Ricans but they were Native Americans.

  4. Did I live there for a while ? • I was born & raised in Puerto Rico. • Then at the age of 8 I move to Compton, California.

  5. Puerto Rico’s Location & Size. • Puerto Rico is an island between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. • The island lies east of the Dominican Republic. • With an area of 9,104 square kilometers (3,515 square miles). • Puerto Rico is almost 3 times the size of the state of Rhode Island.

  6. Language Puerto Rico has a Spanish language & dialect.

  7. Special Holidays • They have a holiday in the beginning of January called, “The Three Kings.”

  8. Food • Plantains. • Rice with beans and roast pork. • Stewed Beef. • Rice with Pigeon Peas.

  9. Music • Classical, Folk, Salsa & Bachata.

  10. Population • 3,998,905 • SAN JUAN (capital) 2.73 million (2009) Death Rate • total population: 79.07 years • male: 75.47 years • female: 82.84 years (2011 est.)

  11. Sources • "5 Traditional Puerto Rican Foods I Wish My Daughter Ate." Fox News Latino. Fox News Latino, Web. 27 Feb. 2013. • Edwards, Melanie. "5 Traditional Puerto Rican Foods I Wish My Daughter Ate." Fox News Latino. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.

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