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“... $1.50 to $2.50
per day.
SPORTS. Since American occupation, baseball has been
played ; but opportunities for visitors with athletic tastes are
fewe.r than in most other West Indian islands. The Condado
Vanderbilt Hotel has good golflinks on which visitors can play
for a reasonable fee. Dancing is popular. Masquerade balls
are held every year during the Carnival at the municipal theatres.
CLUBS. The principal club in San Juan is the Casino de
Puerto Rico. There are also the Spanish Club ; the Ateneo de
Puerto Rico (the Athenaeum) in the Plaza Principal, and a
Country Club near the Park, and the Union Club pleasantly
situated at a short distance out of the town. The Y.M.C.A.
occupies a magnificent building in the outskirts of the town.
SIGHTS. The island of Porto Rico was once known
as San Juan Bautista, while its capital was called Puerto
Rico, the rich port. Now the names are changed round.
San Juan is situated on a promontory that is practi-
cally an island connected with the mainland...”
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