Our next island in the Caribbean

 

I want to begin by saying the background to today's art was created back in late March.

It's now time to visit Puerto Rico, the next island in the chain.

 

Puerto Rico was colonized by Spain, after being taken over by Columbus in 1493.  Puerto Rico remained under Spanish control until 1898, when the U.S. acquired Puerto Rico following the Spanish-American War.  Puerto Ricans have been U.S. citizens since 1917, but because they are unincorporated, they are not allowed to vote for the President or Vice President, nor do they have a vote in Congress, although there has been some talk about incorporating the island. 

A good map

may be helpful for those of us who are geographically challenged.  

 

Although my scanner is on its last leg, I decided to scan this so you can see where we are.

 

We will be heading to the capital of Puerto Rico, which is San Juan.  That population count is from the 1980s, when this dictionary was printed.  According to the 2020 census, the current population is slightly more than 342,000.

 

I decided to scan this so you can actually read it, even though the population is outdated.

 

These cobblestone streets are actually "settes."  Settes are usually made of granite, and are made a specific size, where cobblestones are usually round rocks.  They were originally used on streets that provided horses' hooves a better grip.  Now they are mostly considered decorative.  However, in the travel magazines, they are called cobblestones.

Today is Day 6 of 22, and I sadly only recycled one image from a cruise ship magazine, a definition from my old pocket dictionary I've had since the 1980s and the map, which I printed on the back of a sheet of previously printed copier/printer paper.  Not a good recycle day, but at least I tried.