Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The festive season in Puerto Rico is one of the longest in the world, lasting a total of 45 days. Puerto Ricans have their own ...

Christmas, Navidad in Puerto Rico, extends far beyond Dec. 25. The island proudly proclaims itself as having the "longest holiday season in the world," according to the website Discover Puerto Rico.

One holiday dish you can expect to find in most Boricua and Dominican households are pasteles. Traditionally made with grated root vegetables to create the plantain base called masa and filled with ...

CIALES, Puerto Rico – If you need a little Christmas right this very minute, consider visiting Puerto Rico. Sure, it may not have the snow and indigenous evergreens many people associate with the ...

PUERTO RICO -- Palm trees sway in the warm Caribbean breeze.The sound of Bing Crosby singing "White Christmas" floats through the balmy air, with the aroma of gingerbread drifting from the open door ...

FILE: Connecticut Public’s Rachel Iacovone took to CTown in Hartford, Connecticut on Nov. 12, 2025 to compare how much it costs to make a traditional Puerto Rican holiday dinner here in the state ...

December 21 is National Coquito Day, celebrating Puerto Rico’s signature holiday drink. Coquito is typically made with coconut milk, coconut cream, sweetened condensed milk, and rum. Many Puerto ...

Nothing like a coconut-flavored, eggnog-like drink from Puerto Rico to spicy things up during the holidays. Coquito is the one drink that has transcended mainstream popularity as a Christmas drink of ...

Over Christmas, our family spent the week in Puerto Rico. We are not, normally, a “spend a week in Puerto Rico”-type family. We are, vacation-wise, a “spend a long weekend in the Wisconsin Dells”-type ...

No shade to eggnog, but there’s only one creamy, boozy cocktail I want during the holiday season. December 21st is National Coquito Day, a day celebrating the signature Christmas drink of Puerto Rico.