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    HISTORICAL SITES  //**Due to technological advances after World War II in the development of the airliner coupled with the island's climate and natural setting, has transformed San Juan into the springboard for tourism around the island, and has made the rest of the Caribbean known throughout the world during the last fifty years. Today the capital boasts numerous hotels, museums, historical buildings, restaurant, beaches and shopping centers. **// // In San Juan there are a lot of attractions, for example: Old San Juan, Ocean Park, Isla Verde and Condado. // **//Places and monuments Emphasized in tourism campaigns.

consist of: Old San Juan, promoting the historic nature of its colonial buildings and narrow

streets covered by pavers, a blue stone cast from furnace slag; they were brought over as ballast on Spanish ships.  //**

 [|Con] [|vention Center] //Meetings in Puerto Rico will never be the same. The Puerto ////Rico Convention Center is the largest in the Caribbean and the most technologically advanced throughout both the Caribbean and Latin America. Boasting 580,000 square feet of total space, the Center can accommodate groups of up to 10,000, in an ideal setting at the gateway to all the Island has to offer. Yes, we're open! The Puerto Rico Convention Center is a government owned building under the administration of the Convention Center District Authority and managed by the experienced and knowledgeable team of SMG. Founded in 1977, SMG is the premier convention center management company in the United States, having grown to 170 facilities since its inception. These facilities benefit from the company’s depth of resources and its unparalleled expertise, leadership, and creative problem-solving. Their successful growth has been built on the many partnerships they have developed with their clients — both municipal and private. Organizationally, SMG has two separate operating divisions, one for stadiums and arenas and another for convention centers, providing the same effective business principles to two distinctively different business. // // The Bacardi Rum Distillery Is the largest in the world, is only a 15-minute drive from San Juan and is one of the most popular visitors’ destinations in Puerto Rico. Visitors are treated to a fascinating guided tour of the facilities at the "Cathedral of Rum." Everything from the vast fermentation vats to the high-speed bottling machinery is at work and on display. A trolley takes you to the Bacardi family museum, where a history of the product and landmarks in its development are seen. The tour ends at the lofty, bat-like pavilion, which you may have seen if you have gazed across San Juan Bay from the southern walls of the Old City. Here you can sample the world-famous rum and buy souvenirs or a variety of Bacardi products at the gift shop. If you are lucky, your trip may coincide with the Annual Bacardi Arts and Crafts Fair, a joyfully crowded, two-day event that features local artists and artisans and plenty of music. If not, vendors are often on the grounds and selections of artisans' products are always on sale in the gift shop.Driving directions: Route #165 Km 2.6. For more information, please visit: www.casabacardi.com or call (787) 788-1500. // E l Morro, officially known as Fuerte San Felipe del Morro, sits atop a high promontory overlooking at the entrance to San Juan Bay. It is the result of the efforts of many different Spanish engineers over a period of more than 200 years and is one of the largest forts built by the Spaniards in the Caribbean. Although the foundations were laid in 1539, the six-level fort was not considered completed until 1787. During World War II, the U.S. government added an annex of its own design on top of the fort. This massive structure suffered countless attacks from the likes of Sir Francis Drake in 1595 and the Dutch fleet in 1625. In 1898 American ships fired on it during the Spanish-American War, destroying its lighthouse, which was later restored. Visit hidden passages, aim your camera on the cannons that still guard the harbor, and gaze over the 60-foot tall walls at the ocean. Stroll on the lawns where soldiers once marched and watch the children flying their kites in the afternoon sea breezes. The fort can be explored everyday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. El Morro is both a UNESCO World Heritage <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;"> Site and a National Historic Site in the U. S. National Park Service. //**
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[|**Museo De Arte De Puerto Rico**]

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;">Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico // **//<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> (299 Ave. José de Diego, Santurce, 787/977-6277, fax 787/977-4446, www.mapr.org, Tues. and Thurs.–Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Wed. 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–6 p.m., $6 adults, $3 children 5–12, seniors, students with ID, and visitors with disabilities; valet parking). Visitors with even a passing interest in art will be bowled over by the volume and quality of work produced by the many gifted artists who hail from this small island. //**<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt;"> [|El Jardín Botánico] //<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif';"> El Jardín Botánico ////<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black','sans-serif';"> (Hwy. 1 at Carr. 847 in Río Piedras, 787/250-0000, ext. 6578, or 787/767-1701, daily 6 a.m.–6 p.m., free, guides available by special arrangement 10 a.m.–1 p.m.) is a 289-acre urban garden filled with tropical and subtropical vegetation, including orchids, heliconias, bromeliads, palms, and bamboo. There’s also a native Taíno garden display of native plants. It is maintained by the University of Puerto Rico. // media type="youtube" key="KFsm0HFBGHM" height="360" width="708" align="center"