// PUERTO RICO

// PUERTO RICO An overnight ferry brought me from the Dominican Republic to Puero Rico. Having experienced the brutal seige of corporations privatizing the beaches of the DR for wealthy foreigners, I was pleased to learn that Puerto Rico had laws, dating all the way back to the late 1800s, that enshrined acccess to the island's beaches and shores as public land, enjoyable by all. I had some pleasant adventures here, a few friends from the States and from Europe visited while I was renting an apartment in San Juan; we journeyed around the island, looking for interesting places, of which there are many. We found caves with carvings from the Taino people's that originally inhabited the island. We swam in some pristine Carribbean waters and some lovely waterfalled rivers. We got lost a few times, which is always the most important thing to do while traveling.