Beyond this guide, seek out other travel sources, long-standing reference sites, and further reading.
Official Sources
Puerto Rico Tourism Company
tourism.pr.gov – the official government tourism authority; endorsed operators, statistics, and regulations.
Discover Puerto Rico
discoverpuertorico.com – the island’s official destination marketing organization, with a large, frequently updated visitor content library.
National Weather Service San Juan
weather.gov/sju – the authoritative source for hurricane advisories and climate data during your trip.
Long-Standing Reference Sites
Welcome to Puerto Rico
topuertorico.org – an independently run, long-running reference site with detailed municipality and regional profiles.
Encyclopedia of Puerto Rico
enciclopediapr.org – a nonprofit humanities-funded encyclopedia, strong on history and culture with English and Spanish content.
Books
For deeper reading: Jorge Duany’s academic work on Puerto Rican identity and diaspora, Esmeralda Santiago’s memoir When I Was Puerto Rican for a personal narrative of the island-to-mainland experience, and Moon Puerto Rico or Fodor’s Puerto Rico for traditional print guidebook depth on logistics this site doesn’t cover as a travel-format book would. For a unique look at the intersection of food and culture, dig into Illyanna Maisonet’s cookbook Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook.