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.
[ËpweÉ¾to Ëriko]), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, literally the Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a United States territory located in the northeastern Caribbean.uerto Rico has nine ports in different cities across the main island. The San Juan Port is the largest in Puerto Rico, and the busiest port in the Caribbean and the 10th busiest in the United States in terms of commercial activity and cargo movement, respectively.