Trivia in Puerto Rico

National symbols

Flag: Flag with five alternating red and white stripes and a blue triangle with a single white star in the center, symbolizing revolution, freedom, and equality.

Emblem: Complex coat of arms with Spanish royal heritage, featuring castles and lions on a green field.

Trivia & facts

• Puerto Rico is known as the birthplace of the piña colada.
• The oldest Spanish-language church in the New World is Old San Juan Cathedral (circa 1540).
• The world's brightest bioluminescent bay "Mosquito Bay" is on Vieques Island.
• The Puerto Rican flag and Cuban flag are sister designs in different colors.
• The "coquí", a small frog's call, is considered the island's symbol.
• Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente's number 21 is specially regarded on the island.
• The Arecibo Observatory collapsed in 2020 but the tourism center continues.
• San Juan's city walls were part of one of the Spanish Empire's largest fortress networks.
• Roads have right-hand traffic, with speed signs in miles and distance signs in kilometers mixed.
• Puerto Rico's unique year-end lottery "Lumen" is very popular.