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The Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources ( PRDNER) ( Spanish: Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales de Puerto Rico) is the executive department of the government of Puerto Rico tasked with protecting, conserving, developing, and managing the natural and environmental resources in Puerto Rico.
The Puerto Rican sharp-shinned hawk is a small forest hawk measuring approximately 28–33 cm (11–13 in). It has a dark blue/slate gray upper area with reddish-orange stripes on its breast. Immature birds have a brownish hue above and are striped below. It has broad wings and a proportionally long, squared-off tail, enabling it to turn and ...
Landing and first settlement. On 25 September 1493, Christopher Columbus set sail on his second voyage with 17 ships and 1,200–1,500 men from Cádiz, Spain. [4] On 19 November 1493 he landed on the island, naming it San Juan Bautista in honor of Saint John the Baptist . The first Spanish settlement, Caparra, was founded on 8 August 1508 by ...
Plan B (duo) Plan B was a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo, consisting of Chencho and Maldy, who are co-working cousins. [3] In 2002 they rose to fame and released their first studio album, El Mundo del Plan B. It featured collaborations with Daddy Yankee, Speedy, Rey Pirin, Great Kilo, Guelo Star, and other artists and producers.
The New Progressive Party ( Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista, PNP) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates statehood. [3] [4] The PNP is one of the two major parties in Puerto Rico with significant political strength and currently holds both the seat of the governor and of the resident commissioner .
Casa Blanca is a historic house museum situated in Old San Juan, the historic colonial district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. History [ edit ] Constructed in 1521, Casa Blanca served as the initial fortification for the San Juan islet and was intended to be the residence of Juan Ponce de León and his family.
The Puerto Rican dry forests are a tropical dry forest ecoregion located in southwestern and eastern Puerto Rico and on the offshore islands. [3] They cover an area of 1,300 km 2 (500 sq mi). [2] These forests grow in areas receiving less than 1,000 mm (39 in) of rain annually. Many of the trees are deciduous, losing their leaves during the dry ...
Tren Urbano. The Tren Urbano ( English: Urban Train) is a 10.7-mile (17.2 km) automated rapid transit system that serves the municipalities of San Juan, Guaynabo, and Bayamón, in Puerto Rico. The Tren Urbano consists of 16 stations operating on 10.7 miles (17.2 km) of track along a single line.