Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, is a United States possession in the West Indies. It consists of the island of Puerto Rico, the smallest and most easterly island of the Greater Antilles, and several smaller islands, including Vieques and Culebra.
Puerto Rico, is a United States possession in the West Indies. It consists of the island of Puerto Rico, the smallest and most easterly island of the Greater Antilles, and several smaller islands, including Vieques and Culebra.
The island of Boriquen, as Puerto Rico was called by its native inhabitants, was occupied by about 30,000 Taino Indians at the time Europeans arrived in the late 15th century.
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