Puerto Rico - Greater Antilles - Caribbean Islands
1. Fort San Felipe del Morro - (officially Castillo San Felipe del Morro), also just called El Morro ("the nose"). It is a 16th-century (1539) citadel (a fortress for protecting a town) located on the northwestern-most point of the islet of San Juan, the Capital. The fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1983), as well as, a National Historical Site (1966).
2. La Fortaleza - is the official residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico. It was built between 1533 and 1540 to defend the harbor of San Juan. It is the oldest executive mansion in the New World. It listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983, as well as, a National Historical Site (1966).
3. Old Town San Juan - the historic core of San Juan. Although this 8 by 10 block district is part of San Juan, it is quite geographically and culturally distinct from the rest of the city.
4. Castillo de San Cristóbal - is the largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World. When it was finished in 1783, it covered about 27 acres of land and basically wrapped around the city of San Juan. Entry to the city was sealed by San Cristóbal's double gates. (also part of the UNESCO and National Historical designations).
5. El Yunque National Forest -it is the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. The forest is located on the slopes of the Sierra de Luquillo Mountains and it encompasses 44 sq. mi./114 sq. km of land, making it the largest block of public land in Puerto Rico. El Toro, the highest mountain peak in the forest rises 3,537 ft./1,065 m above sea level, which is only a few miles from the summit.
Tótem Telúrico - the crockery sculpture was designed in 1992 by Puerto Rican artist Jaime Suarez, a granite rock base with ceramic clay from across the Americas - the symbol of pro-Indian roots of American villages, representing the "Taíno" origin in particular - if you have paddled a canoe, slept in a hammock, savored a barbecue, or smoked tobacco then you have paid tribute to the Taíno Indians who invented those words - the crockery fragments significance originates from Christopher Columbus who documented in his 1492 log that "they will give all that they do possess for anything that is given to them, exchanging things even for bits of broken crockery" - located in the Plaza del Quinto Centenario (Quincentennial, 500, Square) - Old San Juan.