quarantine. 1  a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease. 2  a period, originally 40 days, of detention or isolation imposed upon ships, persons, animals, or plants on arrival at a port or place, when suspected of carrying some infectious or contagious disease.
With lush rain forests, dazzling beaches and shimmering city, Puerto Rico has something for everyone. Dive through coral reefs, trek through jungles to spy rare birds and plants, surf Caribbean waves, or simply sprawl on the sand and sunbathe.ld San Juan. Old San Juan is the oldest settlement within Puerto Rico, and it is the historic colonial section of San Juan, PR. The small, narrow island lies in the north coast of Puerto Rico, and 3 bridges connect the island to the mainland. unknown.
- Image: Tomas Fano. Destination Puerto Rico, a tropical island in the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Sea, located east of the island Hispaniola, (which is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic).If compared Puerto Rico's area is slightly smaller than Cyprus or slightly less than three times the size of the US state of Rhode Island.uerto Rico's highest point is with 1,338 m Cerro de Punta. The island is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States, capital is San Juan.