What is Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico - Transportation
... Main article Transportation in Puerto Rico Cities and towns in Puerto Rico are interconnected by a system of roads, freeways, expressways, and highways maintained by the Highways and ... Department of Transportation, and patrolled by the Puerto Rico Police Department ... transportation include seaborne ferries (that serve Puerto Rico's archipelago) as well as Carros Públicos (private mini buses) ...

University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine - History - UPR School of Medicine
... The need for a State Medical School led in 1950 to the creation of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine as part of the University of Puerto Rico System, thanks to efforts made by the ... In 1960, the University established a graduate program, unique in Puerto Rico, along with other medical services and research ...

1926 Atlantic Hurricane Season - Storms - Hurricane One (Nassau Hurricane, Hurricane San Liborio)
... (UTC) on July 24, the hurricane made landfall at Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour (169 km/h) ... Weakening as it crossed Puerto Rico, the cyclone quickly regained strength on July 25 as it moved through the Bahamas rapidly reaching maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (210 km/h), it attained the equivalence of ... In passing over the United States territory of Puerto Rico, the storm produced hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall that flooded all the rivers in the southern half of the island crops in the ...

Popular, Inc.
... doing business as Banco Popular in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and as Popular Community Bank in the United States, is a financial services conglomerate that has been ... BPPR in the logo stands for Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, where the bank has its major historical footprint ... is the parent company of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Banco Popular North America, Evertec, E-Loan, and several other companies ...