Results: Beautiful Puerto Rico
I was inspired to create this survey by my vacation travels and after seeing a recent episode of Will Trent on TV.
The source for this survey is www.discoverpuertorico.com
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Located about a thousand miles southeast of Florida with The Dominican Republic as it's western neighbour and The British Virgin Islands as it's eastern neighbour, It has a landscape of beaches, mountains, waterfalls and tropical rain forests. Puerto Rico has a complex colonial history and political status. As a unincorporated territory of the United States, Puerto Rico's 3.2 million residents are U.S. citizens. However, while subject to U.S. federal laws, island-based Puerto Ricans can't vote in presidential elections and lack voting representation in Congress. It is neither a state nor an independent country. Have you ever been to Puerto Rico? Yes. I've been there.
14%
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296 votes
Yes. I live there
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64 votes
No but I would like to go there.
47%
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977 votes
N/A
36%
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763 votes
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Which of these facts about Puerto Rico did you know? The largest city is San Juan with a population of 418,140.
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869 votes
Puerto Rico was settled by various tribes for 2,000 years until claimed by Spain in 1493.
12%
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249 votes
The island was rich in gold. When the indigenous people couldn't mine the gold fast enough Spain brought in African slaves to supplement the workforce.
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234 votes
For 400 years, Puerto Rico was under Spanish colonial rule. During this time, the island experienced extreme levels of poverty, repression and taxation.
17%
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350 votes
Spain ceded Puerto Rico to USA when they lost the Spanish-American war in 1898
18%
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374 votes
Puerto Rico has held 3 votes (1967, 1993, 1998) to choose if the island should remain a US territory, become a state or become an independent country. In each vote Puerto Rico has chosen to remain a US territory.
12%
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248 votes
Because of shipping costs, food costs roughly twice as much in Puerto Rico as it does on the mainland, and cars cost about 40% more. The average income for PR is 40% less than mainland USA.
12%
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246 votes
Hurricane Maria, a Category 5 hurricane, devastated the island in September 2017 with a death toll of 2,975.
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750 votes
Today Puerto Rico has many industries including tourism.and produces over 70% of the rum consumed in the United States
19%
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406 votes
The PR flag is similar to the Cuban flag. Both were designed by revolutionaries seeking independence from Spain in 1895.
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371 votes
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The Bacardi distillery is a major employer and has a rich history. The most popular rum is Bacardi 10 Year Old Gran Reserva Gold Rum. It tastes so good when you drink it neat or on the rocks that it is a shame to put it into a cocktail or drink it with Coke. Have you ever drunk it? Yes, I have
31%
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655 votes
No, I haven'i
38%
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807 votes
N/A. I don't drink
30%
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638 votes
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Now that you know a little about Puerto Rico would you like to go there? Yes please
40%
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842 votes
No thanks
43%
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903 votes
I live there so N/A
3%
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66 votes
I've already been
14%
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289 votes
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