THREEPERFECTDAYS
SAN JUAN
SAN JUAN IS JUSTFIVEYEARS SHORT OF ITS 500TH
BIRTHDAY, BUT THE OLD CITY SHOWS NO SIGN OF
SLOWINGDOWN. INFACT,THERAINBOW-HUED, SALSA-
FUELED ENERGY THATHUMS THROUGH THE PUERTO
RICANCAPITAL ISSPILLINGOVER INTOROUGH-EDGED
AREAS LIKE SANTURCE, WHICH IS EMERGING AS AN
INCUBATOR FOR ARTISTIC AND CULINARY TALENT.
BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS, MEANWHILE, IN TROPI-
CAL FORESTS TEEMINGWITH BIRDS AND FLOWERS,
YOU’LL SEE THAT THE CITY’S SPELLBINDING ENERGY
ANDCOLORHAVEANEVENOLDERPRECEDENT. IT’SAN
ESSENCETHAT INFUSESEVERYASPECTOFLIFEHERE,
ANDVISITORS AREOFTEN SURPRISED TO FIND THAT,
WITHINHOURSOFTHEIRARRIVAL, IT’S INTHEM, TOO
.
Left to right:Thebeach inCondado; the colonial streets ofOldSanJuan
