Red Sky in Puerto Rico

Photo by Anjana Dayal de Prewitt

Luquillo, Puerto Rico

I present to you a glimpse of one of the best beaches in Puerto Rico is in Luquillo… in North-eastern part of the island…

Atlantic Ocean (Photo by Anjana Dayal de Prewitt)

Flower done with a leaf in seconds by a local artist (Photo by Dr. Prewitt Diaz)

The odd one out… (Photo by Dr. Prewitt Diaz)

My son and I Kayaking (Photo by Dr. Prewitt Diaz)

Flamboyant: National Tree of Puerto Rico (Photo by Dr. Prewitt Diaz)

(Photo by Dr. Prewitt Diaz)

De Las Tetas a Piñones

In Puerto Rico, a simple family outing is a traveller's dream come true… In matter of an hour, you can go from the top of a mountain in the 'Cordillera de Cayey' to the sun set by the sea shore in 'Piñones' near the airport in San Juan…

In Puerto Rico, our seniors are very much part of  fun and frolic!

View of the Caribbean Sea from central mountain region 

View of the Valley of Cayey

Almost Sunset in the Atlantic Ocean 

Time to come to port...

Skyline of Condado, San Juan

Palm tree that witnesses a beautiful sunset every day: What a Luxury!  

Sun calling it a day over the skyline of San Juan!

Going back to Cayey from San Juan

Our Christmas in Puerto Rico, 2011

Puerto Rican Art: A Christmas Gift

Dinner: All home cooked and delicious (hmmm… sabroso!)

Parandas and Dominos with Christmas Dinner

Garbanzo con bacalao 

Lobster dip

Gifts for the whole family

Preparing Guacamole: Avocado, tomoato, onion, olive oil,  hint of garlic and lemon

Fire work for the children

Decoration: Un Pueblito en miniatura

Music is in Puerto Rican blood

Starting from Thanksgiving Day, all the way to the 'Three Kings Day', Puerto Rican families find many different reasons to come together and share with each other. Family is a very big thing for Puerto Ricans and not only immediate family comes together but extended family members too get together to share and enjoy.

One thing that is common to most of the community/family gatherings in Puerto Rico is music and that too live music! Rhythm is generously gifted to the people of this island and music is in their blood. Let me show you a little example of casual get together in our house last year, my cousins of my husband demonstrate their passion…

And these are my son's friends that surprised us one evening, hope you like it too!

Isn't it fun to be in Puerto Rico during Christmas :-) Merry Christmas to all!

Lizards in Puerto Rico

I have a phobia for lizards, geckos and iguanas. While I was in India, we did have lizards who, many times, would come inside the house. However, in Delhi, my hometown, I didn't have to deal with the lizards so much and in winters they would almost vanish from the walls. That was one big reason because of which I waited for winters other than that it brought Christmas with it.

But since I have moved to Puerto Rico, I am learning to live with lizards. There are no winters here and there are lots of garden lizards… thankfully they rarely they enter inside the buildings. One can often see iguanas, huge herbivorous lizards, on the highways and near water bodies. I am sharing some photos of lizards and iguanas that I took in this beautiful tropical island in the Caribbean….

Trip to Jayuya, Puerto Rico!

Jayuya, (read as Hajuja), a small mountainous town in Puerto Rico, known for the Native Indian roots and the struggle for freedom. We went there as part of our son's school project. Here I am sharing some photos that we took during this trip...

Rainbows are so often seen in Puerto Rican sky, giving us hope for the future of this beautiful island

A beautiful waterfall that we saw on our way

This is a museum after the image of a Native Indian god, 'Semi'

Rio de Jayuya, the river of Jayuya

A huge ancient rock with Native Indian writings on it

Another Native Indian symbol, the Sun god