@Mrkpytn
American expat in Puerto Rico
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Registration: 21 February 2015
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New members of the Puerto Rico forum, introduce yourselves here - 2020 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Puerto Rico forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Porque no hablas in Espanol o Taino? Read More
Building in the hills of Rio Grande / Canovanas by Kiteli2020
Greetings! My partner and I are looking to rehab, or build new a home in the hills of the Rio Grande or Canovanas areas. Can anyone recommend a good engineer / architect and general contractor? We are looking at either a major rehab or buying land ...
Recently I purchased a property in the middle of the Island between Adjuntas and Utuado. It was a foreclosure and had been vacant for about 4 years. The house was badly laid out but structurally very solid in poured concrete and blocks. . It is two ... Read More
Building Homes in PR by Live2sparkle
I have seen a few posts from people who have built a house or will build a house on the island. Rey, I know you have a beautiful lot that you posted a photo of. And a few others, whose names escape me at the moment, have mentioned building. I am ...
My home was destroyed in the earthquakes. I was going to build a home on the beautiful mountains top farm we have on the site where the original structure was burnt to the ground in a huge grass fire in the dry season. I did not want to owait for ... Read More
Building Homes in PR by Live2sparkle
I have seen a few posts from people who have built a house or will build a house on the island. Rey, I know you have a beautiful lot that you posted a photo of. And a few others, whose names escape me at the moment, have mentioned building. I am ...
Our colonial house in Ponce was destroyed with the earthquakes. Fortunately we had a small mortgage and the bank secured earthquake insurance. We were going to build on our farm but I knew it would be complicated. We found a repo from Fannie mae and ... Read More
Bugs? by Sundaiirose
Hello I tried goggling with no avail. Please anyone in PR what are the tiny little brown flying bugs almost like a Nat but it flys like a lady bug, and what are the tan brownish gray bugs I find them on the walls and they seem to just be dead. How ...
Flying termites...turn off all the lights and wait about 45 minutues. Read More
Power outage in Yauco by Ridha75
Hello! I have a friend who lives in Puerto Rico and she told me lately that there were some electricity problems sometimes. Probably because of Hurricanes that happened before. But when she had problems, it was usually for a very short period. But ...
All is fine with power here in Ponce. I have not heard of any major power outages Read More
Back to researching land in PR by olddawgsrule
What I'm noticing on the local sites is this statement of 'strings'... What the heck is 16 strings equal to in acreage? For that matter square feet?
Ponce is a very large district. Most of the crime that I am aware of is drug related and lover triangles, petty crime, like stealing batteries, etc. I do not listen to news so I can only go on my experience and what I hear. I had the first Airbnb ... Read More
Postal service costs by olddawgsrule
Curious.. Is the cost the same to send from PR to the mainland? I'm thinking First Class Flat Rate Package. Then comes in timing.. Mainland is 2-3 Day delivery. USPS operate there? What could I expect from delivery timing? I have an eCommerce ...
Everything with USPS is the same as on the mainland. Read More
Pawpaw seeds. by Karenqc
Long shot, but does anyone have any interest in growing a Pawpaw plant? After a year of signing up with Kentucky State University's pawpaw program, (they're trying to revive the plant in Northern America) my seeds showed up in the mail ...
It has something to do with how the flower looks. You can Google the question Read More
Pawpaw seeds. by Karenqc
Long shot, but does anyone have any interest in growing a Pawpaw plant? After a year of signing up with Kentucky State University's pawpaw program, (they're trying to revive the plant in Northern America) my seeds showed up in the mail ...
Papaya is sometimes referred to pawpaw. If this is what you are looking for it is everywhere here. Just buy the fuit in the market and plant the seeds. They are very easy to grow. You will have to plant more than one because some are male and some ... Read More
Back to researching land in PR by olddawgsrule
What I'm noticing on the local sites is this statement of 'strings'... What the heck is 16 strings equal to in acreage? For that matter square feet?
If you would like you can send him my greetings. Mark Peyton/Ponce Read More
Back to researching land in PR by olddawgsrule
What I'm noticing on the local sites is this statement of 'strings'... What the heck is 16 strings equal to in acreage? For that matter square feet?
I met Sadhu years ago. He is very trustworthy and knowledgeable of the West coast area. He is originally from Austria and lived in India for 18 years. He wrote a book about fruit tree farming. I think it is titled "Oro Verde". I have not ... Read More
Back to researching land in PR by olddawgsrule
What I'm noticing on the local sites is this statement of 'strings'... What the heck is 16 strings equal to in acreage? For that matter square feet?
I noticed the word "strings" also. I just assumed it was another word for "cuerdas" Read More
Gardening, farming and agriculture. by Karenqc
Hi guys, I have noticed that quite a few of you are very much into growing your own food and/or are into gardening quite a bit. I am pretty much addicted and thought it would be nice if we could all share some of our tips and knowledge of growing ...
Jcherry, where is your farm? I will have some curry seeds soon. They are easy to start from seed. Sometimes I have had luck from cuttings too. Kaffir lime can be grown from seed but mine have not fruited yet. They are easy to get online. Read More
Gardening, farming and agriculture. by Karenqc
Hi guys, I have noticed that quite a few of you are very much into growing your own food and/or are into gardening quite a bit. I am pretty much addicted and thought it would be nice if we could all share some of our tips and knowledge of growing ...
Most vegetables grow well here if the weather is cooler ough and not too much rain. I grow bronze lettuce in the cooler months at sea level but it is too hot during the summer Read More