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Joscelin Torres & George Otto
CURRENCY
USD Due to Puerto Rico being a US territory, they use the US dollar.
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Ricans still refer to the dollar, as the "peso"; to "quarter" (25 cents), as "peseta"; to "nickel" (5 cents), as "vellon" or "ficha" and to the cent, as "chavo" or "perrita".
Secondary Education- High School (grades 10-12) Tertiary Education- Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degree
NATIONAL FLAG
RECOGNIZED National Music: Bomba
HOLIDAYS: Epiphany- January 6 Día de los Próceres Puertorriqueños- February 21 American Citizenship DayMarch 2
LANDMARKS IGLESIA PORTA COELI OBSERVATORIO DE ARECIBO TIBES AND CAGUANA
NATIONAL
FOOD
Arroz Con Gandules Puerto Rican rice with pigeon peas. A rice dish that is usually made with pork, red peppers and olives and then tossed in sofrito so that every grain is smothered in the sauce.