Frommer's Puerto Rico Book

	List of Maps	vi
	What's New in Puerto Rico	1
1	The Best of Puerto Rico	4
1	The Best Beaches	4
2	The Best Hotel Beaches	6
3	The Best Scuba Diving	7
4	The Best Snorkeling	8
5	The Best Golf & Tennis	9
6	The Best Hikes	9
7	The Best Natural Wonders	10
8	The Best Family Resorts	11
9	The Best Honeymoon Resorts	12
10	The Best Big Resort Hotels	13
11	The Best Moderately Priced Hotels	13
12	The Best Attractions	14
13	The Best Restaurants	15
14	The Best Offbeat Travel Experiences	16
2	Planning Your Trip to Puerto Rico	18
1	The Regions in Brief	18
2	Visitor Information	23
3	Entry Requirements & Customs	23
4	Money	25
	What to Do If Your Wallet Is Stolen	27
	What Things Cost in Puerto Rico	28
5	When to Go	28
	Puerto Rico Calendar of Events	30
6	The Active Vacation Planner	34
	Take Me Out to the Beisbol Game	37
7	Travel Insurance	41
8	Health & Safety	43
9	Specialized Travel Resources	45
10	Planning Your Trip Online	49
	Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource	50
11	The 21st-Century Traveler	50
12	Getting There: Flying to Puerto Rico	51
13	Packages for the Independent Traveler	54
14	Escorted General-Interest Tours	56
15	Special-Interest Tours	56
16	For the Cruise-Ship Traveler	56
17	Getting Around	60
	Highway Signs	62
18	Tips on Choosing Your Accommodations	63
19	Recommended Reading	67
	Fast Facts: Puerto Rico	69
3	Getting to Know San Juan	73
1	Orientation	73
	Neighborhoods in Brief	76
2	Getting Around	78
	Great Discounts Through the LeLoLai VIP Program	78
	Fast Facts: San Juan	79
4	Where to Stay in San Juan	81
1	Old San Juan	82
2	Puerta de Tierra	85
3	Condado	87
4	Miramar	92
5	Santurce & Ocean Park	93
6	Isla Verde	95
	Family-Friendly Accommodations	98
5	Where to Dine in San Juan	101
1	Best Bets	101
2	Cocina Criolla & Kill-Devil Rum	103
	Strange Fruit	104
3	Old San Juan	107
	A Toothpick on Your Table	111
4	Puerta de Tierra	117
5	Condado	118
6	Miramar	123
7	Santurce & Ocean Park	123
8	Near Ocean Park	126
9	Isla Verde	126
	Family-Friendly Restaurants	128
6	Exploring San Juan	131
1	Seeing the Sights	131
	Suggested Itineraries	131
	The Best Places to See Puerto Rican Art	141
	Walking Tour: Old San Juan	142
	The Cathedral of Rum	147
2	Diving, Fishing, Tennis & Other Outdoor Pursuits	148
	La Vida Loca & La Criolla Chic	151
3	Shopping	152
	Grotesque Masks	154
	Shopping for Santos	158
4	San Juan After Dark	161
	The Birth of the Pina Colada	164
	Barhopping	167
7	Near San Juan	169
1	Arecibo & Camuy	169
2	The Karst Country	172
3	Dorado	174
4	El Yunque	176
	A Driving Tour: The Scenic Route to El Yunque	177
5	Luquillo Beach	179
8	Ponce, Mayaguez & San German	182
1	Ponce	182
	Walking Tour: Ponce	187
2	Mayaguez	195
	Mona Island: The Galapagos of Puerto Rico	198
3	San German	201
9	Western Puerto Rico	204
1	Rincon	204
2	The Southwest Coast	211
	Puerto Rico's Secret Beaches	214
3	Paradores of Western Puerto Rico	218
	Life After Death	221
10	Eastern Puerto Rico	224
1	Las Croabas	224
	To the Lighthouse: Exploring Las Cabezas de San Juan Nature Reserve	226
	Portal of Luxury	227
2	Palmas del Mar	228
3	Paradores of Eastern Puerto Rico	231
11	Vieques & Culebra	232
1	Vieques	232
2	Culebra	247
Appendix	Puerto Rico in Depth	251
1	The Natural Environment: Beaches, Mountains, the Rainforest, Off-Island Islands & More	251
2	Puerto Rico Today	254
3	History 101	255
	Ponce de Leon: Man of Myth & Legend	256
4	A Portrait of the Puerto Ricans	266
	Index	269
	General Index	269
	Accommodations Index	275
	Restaurant Index	276