CIALES, Puerto Rico – If you need a little Christmas right this very minute, consider visiting Puerto Rico. Sure, it may not have the snow and indigenous evergreens many people associate with ...

In Puerto Rico, the Christmas "parranda" – in which musicians ... they can forget their pain and their day-to-day problems." (SOUNDBITE OF VAN DOOR THUDDING) FLORIDO: The musicians load up ...

From the food and drink served at Christmas ... Some Puerto Ricans thoroughly clean their homes either before or the day after New Year's Eve, according to Discover Puerto Rico.

As an American, it was a must for me to visit Puerto Rico at some point ... depending on the day. The only day the park is ...