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General Resources
EL BORICUA, A CULTURAL SITE FOR PUERTO RICANS (http://www.elboricua.com/)
This is the web site for the monthly El Boricua. While it may include a recent PDF issue of the journal, the site also include short articles relating to the cultural history of Puerto Rico including folklore, AfroBorinquen, symbols, poets, songs for children, Christmas, and Food.
MUSEO DE HISTORIA, ANTROPOLOGIA Y ARTE (http://upracd.upr.clu.edu:9090/%7Ehumanity/museo/museoe.htm)
Museum of History, Anthropology and Art. University of Puerto Rico in San Juan RioPiedras. This page offer you the history of the Museum, highlihting some of the important treasures that they have, they also give you practical information so you can plan your visit. In Spanish.
PONCE DE LEON INLET LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM (http://www.volusia.com/ponce/)
Presents the Ponce De Leon Inlet Lighthouse Museum in Ponce Inlet, Florida. Describes the light station and recounts the history of the surrounding area. Notes the hours of operation. Offers access to and ordering information about stories and books by Tom Taylor. Links to the Ponce Inlet home page. Posts contact information via mailing address and telephone number.
MUSEO DE ARTE DE PONCE (http://www.museoarteponce.org/)
This is the page of the Art Museum of Ponce, it opens its doors to the public on 1959, created by a visionary man Mr. Luis A. Ferre. Among the fourteen rooms you will find works from: El Greco, Zurbaran, Ribera, Murillo, Rubens, Rossetti, van Dyke, Teniers, Delacroix, etc. The Collection is specially strong in Pre-Rafaelistian Art. The web page provides you with daily information on current exhibitions and events. In Spanish.
PUERTO RICO EN BREVE:HISTORIA, CULTURA Y GENEALOGIA (http://www.preb.com/)
Puerto Rico en Breve provides information on history, culture and genealogy based on Records of the Spanish Governors from the Archivo General. You will also find biographies and news on politics, health, sports and much more. Con la trayectoria de la historia, cultura y genealogía de Puerto Rico. In Spanish.
CENTRO CEREMONIAL INDIGENA DE TIBES/PONCE/PUERTO RICO (http://ponce.inter.edu/tibes/tibes.html)
Discusses the Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Tibes is an archaeological site, once inhabited by Indians of the Igneri Culture. Contains the history of Tibes, photos of the area, and a glossary of Indian vocabulary. Discusses the development plan of the center and includes a collection of indigenous photographs.
TEODORO VIDAL COLLECTIONS (http://www.si.edu/nmah/ve/vidal/)
Exhibition held at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History featured the collection of Puerto Rican artifacts collected by Teodoro Vidal. The exhibition highlighted the people, history and culture of Puerto Rico from the 1700's up to today, and is brought to life on the Web through various digitized photographs which capture important aspects of the collection.
PUERTO RICO (http://welcome.topuertorico.org/)
This site describes the island of Puerto Rico. Provides information about its geography, history, economy, government, tourism, food, and culture. Also features photographs of the Island and its natural resources.
Folklore and Popular Music
PUERTO RICAN FOLKLORIC DANCE (http://www.prfdance.org/)
Features the dance company called Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance, based in Austin, Texas. Notes the mission of the dance company is to promote Puerto Rican cultural awareness and pride in the Austin community through the teaching and performance of traditional Puerto Rican folkloric dance. Offers information on classes, performances, and Puerto Rican dance history.
PAGINA DE LA MUSICA PUERTORRIQUENA (http://home.coqui.net/alvarezl/)
Presents essays and audio links to dance, popular songs, classical music, an anthology of Puerto Rican music, with a bibliography, articles and compositions by Luis Manuel Alvarez, composer y professor at the University of Puerto Rico.
CHAYANNE (http://www.chayanne.net/)
This is the official page for a famous puertorican popular singer, Chayanne. Here you will find his songs(lyrics and music), his future concerts, news about his private life, etc. In Spanish.
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