ocation Puerto Rico occupies a central position in the Caribbean, approximately 1000 miles southeast of Miami. To the west lie the other larger islands of the Greater Antilles - Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica and Cuba - while to the east is Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico is comprised of six main islands with a land area of 3,421 square miles. Language Spanish and English are the most spoken languages …
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…the country is actually Asopao, gumbo made with chicken or shellfish. For the main dish, the herbs used to spice and flavor the food are onions, garlic, coriander and peppers. Stews, meat pies and chicken are some of the more popular and staple dishes to the diet. Carne frita con cebolla, fried beef with onions, is just one example of this. The main dish made for festival occasions is lechon asado, which is barbecued pig