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Höhe: 18.9 cm
Breite: 10.9 cm
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978-0-470-10052-3 (9780470100523)
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As a team of veteran travel writers, Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince have produced numerous warm-weather-destination titles for Frommer's, including the bestselling Frommer's Caribbean, as well as guides to Puerto Rico, Jamaica, the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. Porter, a former bureau chief of the Miami Herald, is also a Hollywood biographer and author of Katharine the Great (devoted to Katharine Hepburn) and Howard Hughes: Hell's Angel. Prince was formerly employed by the Paris bureau of the New York Times and is today president of Blood Moon Productions and other media-related firms.
List of Maps.
1 The Best of Puerto Rico.
1 The Best Beaches.
2 The Best Golf & Tennis.
3 The Best Natural Wonders.
4 The Best Family Resorts.
5 The Best Big Resort Hotels.
6 The Best Attractions.
2 Planning Your Trip to Puerto Rico.
1 The Regions in Brief.
2 Visitor Information.
3 Entry Requirements & Customs.
4 Money.
What Things Cost in Puerto Rico.
5 When to Go.
Puerto Rico Calendar of Events.
6 The Active Vacation Planner.
7 Health & Safety.
8 Specialized Travel Resources.
9 Getting There: Flying to Puerto Rico.
10 Packages for the Independent Traveler.
11 Escorted General Interest Tours.
12 Special-Interest Tours.
13 Getting Around.
14 Tips on Accommodations.
Fast Facts: Puerto Rico.
3 Getting to Know San Juan.
1 Orientation.
The Neighborhoods in Brief.
2 Getting Around.
Fast Facts: San Juan.
4 Where to Stay in San Juan.
1 Old San Juan.
2 Puerta de Tierra.
3 Condado.
4 Miramar.
5 Santurce & Ocean Park.
6 Isla Verde: Near the Airport.
Family-Friendly Accommodations.
5 Where to Dine in San Juan.
1 Best Bets.
2 Old San Juan.
3 Puerta de Tierra.
4 Condado.
5 Miramar.
6 Santurce & Ocean Park.
7 Isla Verde.
6 Exploring San Juan.
Suggested Itineraries.
1 Seeing the Sights.
2 Diving, Fishing, Tennis & Other Outdoor Pursuits.
3 Shopping.
Grotesque Masks.
4 San Juan After Dark.
7 Near San Juan.
1 Arecibo & Camuy.
2 Dorado.
3 El Yunque.
4 Luquillo Beach.
8 Ponce & Mayagüez.
1 Ponce.
2 Mayagüez.
Mona Island: The Galápagos of the Caribbean.
9 Western Puerto Rico.
1 Rincón.
2 Paradores of Western Puerto Rico.
Life After Death for the Taíno Indians.
10 Eastern Puerto Rico.
1 Las Croabas.
Las Cabezas de San Juan Nature Reserve.
2 Palmas del Mar.
3 Paradores of Eastern Puerto Rico.
Index.
