The beautiful tropical island of Puerto Rico is home to people that thrive on their fishing and agricultural skills. Puerto Rico is located between the Atlantic Ocean on the north and the Caribbean Sea on the south. Its fertile soil supports one of the densest populations in the world. Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover the island on Nov. 19, 1493. Early Spanish settlers named the island as San Juan Bautista, in honor of St. John the Baptist and named the capital as Puerto Rico, meaning