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Posted on 2/9/26 at 2:15 pm to
Posted by anc
Member since Nov 2012
20506 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 2:15 pm to
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I went to the El conquistador resort many years ago and it was fantastic



Ive stayed there. Its right outside Fajardo on the Northeast side of the island.

That resort is fantastic. You have to ferry to a private island to have a "beach" but its a very underrated vacation spot.

Posted by Stevo
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2004
12399 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 2:15 pm to
Roosevelt Roads was Navy and closed in 90s. Ramey was USAF and closed earlier. I actually lived on the base at Roosevelt Roads for almost 4 years.

Juana Diaz near Ponce had Fort Allen, a Navy communications base as did Sabana Seca, near San Juan.
This post was edited on 2/9/26 at 2:22 pm
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
36005 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 2:25 pm to
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Got anything to share in the last 50 years?


Their greatest natural resource currently is garbage. It's all over.
Posted by madmaxvol
Infinity + 1 Posts
Member since Oct 2011
21928 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 2:31 pm to
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ep...the AFB closed, but we do still have 3 ANG bases there. We also have:

1 Naval Base - Roosevelt Roads Naval Station

1 Army Base - Fort Buchanan US Army Facility


quote:

I know the guys who purchased the old navy base in San Juan where they had the listening stations to hunt for soviet activity in the area. It's a business park now with a starlink ground station.



About 30% was sold to the public in 2006. In October 2025, photos show ed that Naval Station Roosevelt Roads was reactivated. Satellite images and on-site photos reveal aircraft and personnel operating from the base, including at least one USAF AC-130J "Ghostrider" gunship equipped with Hellfire missiles parked at José Aponte de la Torre Airport, which serves the installation.
Posted by Jorts R Us
Member since Aug 2013
17214 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 2:32 pm to
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NVM, clearly you're retarded.


What was difficult about that for you? Don't cry about my use of ilk when you're coming at me with "you people."
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
36511 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 2:37 pm to
We took it, it's our problem.
Posted by Aubie Spr96
lolwut?
Member since Dec 2009
44150 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 2:39 pm to
America loves welfare states: Puerto Rico, Guam, Hawaii, soon to be Greenland.

Cut them all loose.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
39084 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 3:34 pm to
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When did you go and where did you stay?
I went 2 times in the late 90s. Stayed El San Juan and then the Ritz. Both hotels essentially prevented guests from walking out onto the beach at night, with armed guards standing at those entrances.

I took in a cockfighting match across the street which was barbaric.

Yes, yes El Yunque and Vieques are great and all, but you can see such landscapes in many other places that are less shitty.
Posted by Trevaylin
south texas
Member since Feb 2019
10225 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 3:38 pm to
chatgpt sez murder rate for Puerto Rico is 3 times the us national average.

sez Ponce crime incident rate is severe, 1 in 15 chance of an individual getting hurt killed or robbed each year. For my family of 5 that meant 1 in 3 chance each year
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30968 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 3:46 pm to
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Bad Bunny sucks donkey nuts, it is what it is.
NO way!!...you ever seen the size of a pair of donkey nuts?
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
87294 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 4:47 pm to
We need to give them their independence.

Just completely cut them loose and don't even ask them.
This post was edited on 2/9/26 at 4:48 pm
Posted by SludgeFactory
Middle of Nowhere
Member since Jun 2025
2982 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 4:50 pm to
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Now, 50% of Puerto Ricans are on welfare.


No wonder why progressives love them so much.
Posted by ninthward
Boston, MA
Member since May 2007
22282 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 4:51 pm to
Have you been there? It's a f shite hole, they do not care about the home in which they live.
Posted by OchoDedos
Republic of Texas
Member since Oct 2014
39633 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 4:54 pm to
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We had an AFB there, but it closed down in the late 90's or so.

Ramey AFB. It was on the far NW point of the Island. Lots of spy shite pointed at Cuba
Posted by BCvol
Member since Jan 2022
309 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 5:01 pm to
Fair enough. I like Isla Verde and have never felt unsafe there but have never walked the beach at night. The gem is the west side of the island. We stayed in Rincon last fall in a house that was between steps beach and domes beach. Snorkeling crystal clear water right off the beach without another person within 200 yards.
Posted by RollingwiththeTide
Member since Oct 2020
6025 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 5:03 pm to
So in other words Fred Stanford was right about Julio all along ??!
Posted by soonerinlOUisiana
South of I-10
Member since Aug 2012
1521 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 5:08 pm to
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PR is basically a socialistic shiithole


FIFY
Posted by LSUbest
Coastal Plain
Member since Aug 2007
15415 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 5:14 pm to
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The Puerto Rico problem


I thought this was going to be about all the hookers.

My bad. They're Cuban.
Posted by Jauquismos
Member since Jul 2023
244 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 5:18 pm to
Can we give it back
Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
8148 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 5:49 pm to
We should give them their independence and be done.
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