Unidad tres

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Unidad tres

• Cultura de Puerto Rico

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Gigi Fernández

• Won the womens tennis (doubles) in the 1992 and
  1996 summer olympics

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Puerto Rico

• Sits at sea level (0 feet)
• Climate 27º C 80º F
• 3,808,610 population
• Typical foods pasta de guayaba, tostones, pernil
• US territory

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El Morro

• Fort the Spanish began in 1539 and finished in
  1787

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El Loro Puertorriqueño

• Became an endangered species in 1971 when only 20
  were left.
• As of 2006 there were 44
• One of the 10 most endangered birds

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Luiz Muñoz Marín

• First elected governor in 1948
• In 1952 he signed the agreement that made Puerto
  Rico a US commonwealth

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Pasta de Guayaba

• Popular dessert
• Paste made of guava
• Usually eaten with cheese

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Los Taínos

• Also known as Arawak
• Living on the island when Colombus arrived in
  1493
• Left glyphs carved in stone
• We get the word hurricane from their language
• Thought to be where we got the word and idea of
  barbecue

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Taíno