Country guide

Puerto Rico

Recommended· Level 1

A US territory — no passport, no currency exchange.

Puerto Rico gives you the Caribbean without leaving US jurisdiction: same currency, same phone plans, no passport required.

Best cities to visit

A 500-year-old walled city, rainforest an hour away, and no passport required.

Constant trade winds, reliably dry, outside the hurricane belt.

Calm west-coast beaches and a well-developed tourism infrastructure.

English-speaking Central America with the hemisphere's best barrier reef.