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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 territory organized under the name Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico – adjusted, in English, to "Commonwealth of Puerto Rico", as the archipelago was not a full state (Estado). That same year marked the first time that the Flag of Puerto Rico could be publicly displayed, rather than being subject to the 10-year prison sentence that had ...
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.
Main article: Tren Urbano. The Tren Urbano is a heavy-rail commuter metro system serving the cities of Bayamón, Guaynabo and San Juan. It is the only active rail system serving the general public in Puerto Rico, with 16 stations along a 10.7-mile (17.2 km) route. It is electrified by third rail at 750 volts of direct current.
PR-52. Autopista Luis A. Ferré. Ponce, PR-2 to San Juan, PR-1 and PR-18. 65 mph (105 km/h) Tolled. This highway is the longest tolled freeway in Puerto Rico. PR-53. Autopista Dr. José Celso Barbosa. Fajardo through Ceiba to Yabucoa, and then Guayama to Salinas .
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( Spanish: Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is the controlling government document of Puerto Rico. It is composed of nine articles detailing the structure of the government as well as the function of several of its institutions. The document also contains an extensive ...
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Puerto Rico is larger than Delaware and Rhode Island but smaller than Connecticut. The maximum length of the main island from east to west is 110 mi (180 km), and the maximum width from north to south is 40 mi (64 km). [133] Puerto Rico is the smallest of the Greater Antilles.