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RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico - This seaside stretch, a half-hour's drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump's latest Caribbean venture. The 700-villa Trump International Golf Club and Residences is among several golf resorts on this Caribbean island that are either under construction or being upscaled. Some have famous course designers like Robert Trent Jones, and many are attached to luxury resorts with well-known hotel brand names like St. Regis and Mandarin Oriental.
RIO GRANDE, P.R. -- This seaside stretch, a half-hour's drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump's latest Caribbean venture. The 700-villa Trump International Golf Club and Residences is among several golf resorts on this Caribbean island that are either under construction or being upscaled. Some have famous course designers like Robert Trent Jones, and many are attached to luxury resorts with well-known hotel brand names like St. Regis and Mandarin Oriental.
A nice little place." That description of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico by Henry Mead, a North Jersey resident who has visited the island for several years, is something of an understatement. Since the crowds were shooed away from Cuba by Fidel Castro after his 1959 takeover, Puerto Rico has lured scores of tourists drawn by its beauteous white-sand beaches, sun-dappled landscape and vibrant culture, with an anchor of familiarity. The self-governing, semi-autonomous U.S. territory -- roughly the size of Connecticut with a population of about 4 million -- is a colorful and cosmopolitan Caribbean playground with a rich blend of Latino, African and American influences. Here, you are as likely to find centuries-old Spanish buildings as edgy modern restaurants and Las Vegas-style casinos,...
... with residential communities, upscale resorts, boutique hotels, trendy galleries and stylish res...
Built by the Spaniards, the El Morro, San Gerónimo and [Castillo San Crist]óbal forts are representative of the massive strongholds that were pivotal components in Puerto Rico's defense of the city against threats from European enemies from the early to mid1500s. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and National Historic Site of the U.S. National Park Service, El Morro (the full name is "Fuerte San Felipe del Morro"; "Morro means "promontory"), was originally built between 1540 and 1783; an annex was added during World War II. In addition to housing a small museum, El Morro also possesses a maze of stairwells, outlooks, secret tunnels and dungeons. Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and San Juan Bay on the northern tip of Old San Juan, El Morro is one of the largest Spanish forts. The Museo de Ar...
AirTran Airways, with service to the Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington, has announced new flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The non-stop daily service from Atlanta or Orlando, Fla., begins March 5. A second daily flight from each airport will be added April 9. AirTran customers have been asking us to extend our unique brand of low fares and friendly service to Puerto Rico - and we're responding," said Kevin Healy, AirTran Airway's vice president of planning. "Puerto Rico is an island paradise with sparkling beaches and unrivaled resorts. Our passengers can use the money they save on airfares to do more scuba diving, deep sea fishing and sailing while they're on vacation.
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Caesars Foundation committed $150,000 to help expand operations and establish a new Las Vegas-based soap recycling facility for Clean the World, a nonprofit focused on saving lives by providing recycled hotel soap and hygiene education to those in need. Set to open in 2012, Clean the World's new Las Vegas Recycling Operational Center will be the bar soap and bottled amenities collection and recycling center for the nonprofit's hotel partners in the western region of the United States. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111020/LA90654 )
..."The Caesars Entertainment resorts and employees have been fantastic, and they contin...'s resorts across the United States, Puerto Rico and all 10 Canadian provinces. Caesars Entert...
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