Planning an Event in Fajardo
Welcome to the Meeting and Event Planning Guide to Puerto Rico, a guide for meeting professionals
Fajardo at a glance
Average hotel room cost
USD 139
Average meal cost
USD 92
Largest hotel
15,000 rooms
Total hotels
3
Total rooms
1,109
Number of convention centers
1
Convention center space
110,000 sq. ft.
Largest convention room
152,700 sq. ft.
Highlights of Fajardo
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Discovered by Columbus on his second voyage to the New World, the island of Puerto Rico was originally known as Boriken and later as "San Juan." When Columbus arrived in 1493, he found the island inhabited by the Taino Indians who introduced Columbus and his men to the island's rich supply of gold.
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They began investing in the production of cattle, sugar cane, coffee and tobacco. Indians, Spaniards and Africans were brought to the island to work in the sugarcane fields, thus beginning Puerto Rico's intermingled culture
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The island remained under Spanish rule until 1898, when the U.S. invaded during the Spanish-American War. During this same year, Spain ceded the island to the U.S. On March 2, 1917, under the Jones Act, Puerto Rico's residents became U.S. citizens