San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

San Juan is a community in San Juan County, Puerto Rico, set within Puerto Rico’s tropical coastal plains, limestone hills and mountainous interior. Puerto Rico’s capital surrounds a broad Atlantic harbor, from the walls of Old San Juan to dense modern districts. Taíno heritage, Spanish colonial rule, plantation agriculture and migration shaped the island, and later roads broadened the community’s ties to the region. Tourism, manufacturing, trade, services and cultural industries sustain contemporary life. Cultural institutions and recreation add depth to the local landscape.