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El Morro, a U.S. historical site
administered by the Department of the Interior.
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La Fortiliza or Governor's Palace
seen from El Morro walls.
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About two-thirds of the original
walls surrounding San Juan still stand.
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San Juan City Hall is located on the
plaza or town square.
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Balconies overhand narrow streets of
the business district of San Juan.
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Pedestrians everywhere are an
indication of how crowded Puerto Rico's population is on its tiny island
area.
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San Juan has numerous modern
buildings of which the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico is a good example.
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On San Juan Bay stands the U.S.
Custom House.
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The striking Capital Building,
constructed of white Georgian marble, faces Abroad Ave. and backs on the
Atlantic.
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This is the school of Tropical
Medicine, a part of the University of Puerto Rico.
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Munos Rivera Park contains a great
variety of tropical plants.
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Formal garden may be seen at the
Fortiliza and in various places of the plaza of towns.
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Poor casitas like these are
gradually being eradicated and the inhabitants moved to
government-sponsored housing projects.
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The suburb of Santurce contains many
better homes such as these occupied by businessmen.
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Between April and August most of the
island's 1500 miles of paved highway are bordered with red from falling
blossoms of the flamboyant trees.
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Flowers of all colors enliven Puerto
Rico at all seasons.
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Cane cutting may be seen from
January to June.
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A typical large sugar mill.
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