San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. The city is located in the northeastern part of the island of Puerto Rico.

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Capital - Puerto Rico

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San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521 and is regarded as the oldest city in the United States of America (the oldest city in the continental United States is St. Augustine, Florida). Today, San Juan serves as Puerto Rico's most important seaport, as well as the main manufacturing, financial, cultural, and tourist center of the island. The population of the metropolitan area, including San Juan and the municipalities of Bayamón, Carolina, Guaynabo, Cataño, and Trujillo Alto is about 1.1 million inhabitants, hence about 1 in 4 Puerto Ricans now lives

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1521 - United States of America - Continental United States - St. Augustine, Florida - Puerto Rico's most important seaport

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in this area. The main airports serving the city is Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, located in Carolina and Isla Grande Airport.

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Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport - Isla Grande Airport

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