How many gardens does NSNP have?
6
Butterfly Garden, Raices Garden, Las Parcelas, El Batey, Villa Africana Colobó, La Paz
Bathroom
What is "El Baño"
Who is from New York, speaks Spanglish, and controls the "cellphone jail"?
Evelyn
The first inhabitants of Puerto Rico.
Taínos
What are Taíno (indigenous), African, and Spanish influences
The urban garden named after a Taíno community center/plaza
What is the "El Batey"
The place where food is prepared/cooked.
La cocina
Was born in Jamaica and sets the tone in our morning circle
Toni
The national animal of Puerto Rico
What is El Coquí
The most famous sport in Puerto Rico
What is "boxing". The island has the most world champions per capita, and is the only country to have produced world champions accross all weight classes.
The process of removing unwanted plants from garden beds and surrounding areas.
What is weeding.
A piece of fabric used to represent a group of people, usually a country
What is "la bandera"
Community elder from Loíza, PR that is one of the founding members of the gardens
Iris Brown
The capital city of Puerto Rico, and the oldest city in the US
San Juan
This is Puerto Rico's official nickname or catchphrase.
What is "Isla del Encanto" or Island of Enchantment
These are flowering plants that produce nectar and pollen. These plants provide essential food and habitat for animals like bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.
What are "pollinator plants"
Puerto Rico literally means this in English.
What is rich port.
Who is a lawyer and the Executive Director of NSNP?
Andria Bibiloni
What the Taino people called the island before it became Puerto Rico.
Boriken
This frozen coconut drink, usually topped with a cherry, was invented in PR.
What is Piña Colada.
The seeds used by Taínos for natural dye, war paint, and insect repellent.
What is Annato Seed
Puerto Rico’s biggest music genre is Reggaetón. The second biggest one is this ‘sauce’ that makes people dance.
What is Salsa.
The coolest, bestest, awesomest, dopest instructors
Sky and Guillermo
The name of the only rainforest in the National Park System
What is El Yunque
Puerto Rico has over 270 miles of this.
Beaches.