Salsa!

Well, we've arrived in Puerto Rico and hit the ground running...and dancing. With our late-afternoon flight arrival in San Juan, we decided to grab some quick sandwiches at El Meson, a Puerto Rican fast food chain, and be on our way. We've also met up with our tour guide, Angel. He taught us that here they refer to fast food as 'Come y vete' (literally 'eat and leave').

We began our drive across the island to the south-coast city of Ponce right around sunset. As we traveled through the mountains, Angel pointed out some of the peaks and told us about the general topography of the island. North to south the island measures about 35 miles. East to west is roughly 100 miles. The island is bordered to the south by the Caribbean Sea and to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, which is rougher because the winds tend to move in from this direction. Interestingly, the San Juan metropolitan area does not suffer from smog problems because these winds are constantly clearing the city's skies.

After reaching Ponce and checking in at our hotel, we took a walk across the plaza to attend a professional salsa dance lesson. Everyone worked up a sweat perfecting their dance moves under the careful instruction of Francisco. I can safely say that these kids are going to take prom by storm. Check out the video taken by their teacher.

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Location: Puerto Rico