|
Search for hotels
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acacia Seaside Inn...
|
|
From the minute you enter the magnificent wooden door to our boutique hotel, Acacia Seaside Inn...
|
|
more...
|
|
|
|
Puerto Rico: Search for areas
|
|
|
|
|
San Juan
|
|
Description
|
|
|
San Juan is a spirited modern city with high-rise beach strips and a justly famous colonial core. Founded in the 16th century, it's the second-oldest city in the Americas; today it's the engine of the island's economic and political life and the cultural beachhead for US influence in the Caribbean.
Many Caribbean adventurers never make it past Puerto Rico's seductive capital: there's a lot to be said for being able to lay a towel down on a pristine white Caribbean beach while having the culture and quaintness of a historic city and the convenience of a modern metropolis just minutes away.
In the Capilla del Christo (Christ's Chapel) you'll see hundreds of small silver ornaments around the altar. Each represents a body part or organ, miraculously healed after their owner came to pray in the chapel.
© 2005 Lonely Planet Publications
|
|
|