Old San Juan | Bucket list By Caribbean Beat | Issue 160 (November/December 2019) One of the Caribbean’s oldest cities has a historic centre famous for its architecture and culture
Eye on the sky — from Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory | Discover By Erline Andrews | Issue 152 (July/August 2018) For five decades, one of the world’s most important radio telescopes, gathering essential information about outer space, has operated from Puerto Rico’s Arecibo, at the heart of the Caribbean, writes Erline Andrews
After the storm | Perspective By Caribbean Beat | Issue 148 (November/December 2017) In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, here’s how you can help the islands most badly affected
Pasito a pasito: Daddy Yankee & Luis Fonsi | Backstory By Nazma Muller | Issue 148 (November/December 2017) The Caribbean musical hit of 2017? That’s “Despacito”, the steamy song by Puerto Ricans Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, which has been breaking records all year. Nazma Muller investigates its runaway success, and explains why “Despacito” has roused controversy for more than its lyrics
A cave with a view | Parting Shot By Caribbean Beat | Issue 147 (September/October 2017) Puerto Rico’s Cueva Ventana offers visitors a stunning natural view of the Arecibo valley
Ponce, Puerto Rico By Caribbean Beat | Issue 141 (September/October 2016) The Pearl of the South, the City of Lions — Puerto Rico’s second city is an open-air museum, an architectural treasure, and home of the island’s best ice cream
Vieques: playing Crusoe By Philip Sander | Issue 129 (September/October 2014) For decades, the tiny island of Vieques, off Puerto Rico’s east coast, was known to outsiders — if at all — as a controversial US Navy base. But since the withdrawl of the military eleven years ago, Vieques’s gorgeous beaches and tranquil pace have attracted visitors in search of the “unspoiled.” Philip Sander finds out why
Caribbean Datebook (September/October 2014) By Mirissa De Four | Issue 129 (September/October 2014) Events around the Caribbean (and further afield) in September and October — from music festivals to sports tournaments
Ponce de León and the water of life By James Ferguson | Issue 92 (July/August 2008) James Ferguson traces the life of the conquistador Ponce de León and the poetic justice with which he met his end
Hot nights in San Juan By Sabrina Vailloo | Issue 80 (July/August 2006) The tenth anniversary Puerto Rico Salsa Congress heats up San Juan
Caribbean Datebook (May/June 2014) By Mirissa De Four | Issue 127 (May/June 2014) Your guide to Caribbean events in May and June — from Vincy Mas to a comic book convention in Puerto Rico
Back and fort By Caribbean Beat | Issue 127 (May/June 2014) The Caribbean’s history of wars and colonisation has left an extraordinary legacy of military architecture, some of it nearly five centuries old. Recognised today as historic sites, these forts and naval bases are a reminder of the often bloody past that shaped our present
Caribbean Datebook (March/April 2014) By Mirissa De Four | Issue 126 (March/April 2014) Events around the Caribbean in March and April
Loretta Collins Klobah: “I want to write poetry that is alive” By Andre Bagoo | Issue 117 (September/October 2012) Puerto Rican poet Loretta Collins Klobah on why poetry still matters — as told to Andre Bagoo
Is there anyone out there? By Jeremy Taylor and Larry Luxner | Issue 7 (Autumn 1993) If there is intelligent life somewhere out there, the world's largest radio telescope, among the mountains of Puerto Rico, will help find it
