Puerto Rico’s culture is a colorful tapestry of old and new, mixing indigenous, Spanish, and African traditions. You’ll find expressions of that culture all around the Island — from art museums to vibrant murals, from bomba dance lessons to lively festivals that fill the streets.

Puerto Rican culture is a vibrant blend of influences, marked by the amalgamation of Indigenous, Spanish, and African traditions. A key part of this multicultural tapestry is the religious practices in the country, predominantly Christianity complemented by a hybrid form known as “Espiritismo”.

Puerto Rican culture is a vibrant tapestry woven from the distinct histories of the Indigenous Taíno people, Spanish colonizers, and African slaves. The island’s culture began with the Taíno inhabitants, whose influences are still evident in today’s Puerto Rican customs, language, and culinary arts.

Puerto Rico began to produce cattle, sugar cane, coffee and tobacco, which led to the importation of slaves from Africa. As a result, Puerto Rican bloodlines and culture evolved through a mixing of the Spanish, African, and indigenous Taíno and Carib Indian races that shared the island.