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Get to know Humacao

Humacao is located on east coast of Puerto Rico and home to Palmas del Mar, one of the largest master-planned resort developments in the Caribbean. Palmas des Mar essentially serves as its own neighborhood, with a mixture of full-time residents, locals who use their properties as vacation homes, and tourists. Palmas del Mar stretches over 2,750 acres of land, covering a 50-acre tropical rain forest, 32 residential neighborhoods, two 18-hole golf courses, a beach club, an equestrian center, and a k-12 private school. It’s big enough that the preferred mode of transportation within the grounds is a golf cart! Outside of Palmas del Mar, there are plenty of beaches and the 3,000-acre Humacao Nature Reserve. The municipality also includes two uninhabited cays, Cayo Batata and Cayo Santiago. Cayo Santiago, or Monkey Island, is home to more than 1,000 rhesus monkeys, and is maintained by the Caribbean Primate Research Center.

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Living in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is officially a territory of the United States and just a two-and-a-half-hour plane ride from Miami, but it feels like a world away. Though Puerto Rico is often referred to as an island, it’s technically a string of islands in the Caribbean Sea. In addition to the main island, the commonwealth also includes many smaller islands, with the two of the more well-known being Vieques and Culebra, both famous for their unspoiled, secluded beaches. Most of the population and economic activity is centered in the capital of San Juan and the surrounding towns. Puerto Rico is a mix of stunning natural landscapes and dense, metropolitan life, often just minutes away from each other. The country has the United States’ only tropical rainforest, dramatic mountains, and of course, beautiful beaches. Since Puerto Rico is an American territory, no passports or currency exchange is necessary for mainlanders moving to the island.