More About Puerto Rico by starship
A few pieces of general information might help make planning for your trip to Puerto Rico easier, so I have added a few tips here.The average temperature is 83 - 85 degrees with some humidity, and bright sunshine so will want to take full advantage of the opportunity to use the beautiful beaches, fishing, walking and hiking in Puerto Rico. Sun block, sunglasses and broad brim hats can be well used here.
Puerto Rico is in the Atlantic Time Zone and does not observe Daylight Savings Time.
There is no duty on goods purchased in Puerto Rico and brought back to the United States.
Transportation around San Juan can be easily had by taxi and rates are set for the most common corridors, e.g., the airport to Old San Juan; airport to hotels, etc. Verify rates before you engage the taxi and sharing taxis is a helpful way to budget costs. A new urban train is on the horizon for the island, but no date yet for its inaugural run. (Anyone with info. about this, please let me know.)
Over 1 million tourists arrive in Puerto Rico by cruise ship each year. Piers 1 - 6 are at the foot of Old San Juan which makes walking into town a only a matter of minutes. A new cruise ship terminal has been built and will contain many shops and perhaps restaurants. Tenants were moving in when we were there in November, 2004. It will also be a point of security for those leaving and returning to their cruise ship.
Good pair of walking shoes is recommended for Old San Juan because of the cobblestone streets and inclines.
Information can be obtained and booking tours can be done at "La Casita" (the little yellow building near the waterfront and cruiseship piers).
Some helpful websites:
gotopuertorico.com
legendsofpr.com (tours/walking tours)
