If you're stopped for speeding, vacationers be prepared to forfeit your license temporarily. You'll have to retrieve it at a designated site, but not before paying a fine. A seat belt law is mandatory for all occupants of a vehicle. Older routes still exist, and permit travelers to drive close and sometimes through some of the small communities that makes Puerto Rico so special. A main plaza surrounded by a church, a community shopping center, and various small businesses may be found at the heart of most towns.
Mountain roads wind through tropical forests.
And pastures bordering at various points of the roads are home to grazing cows, goats, and horses. Our rich red soil of our land is evident everywhere. Vendors sell delicacies including meat cakes, blood sausages, roast pig, fried and boiled bananas, and many other delicacies common in the Puertorican diet. TOP R oad signs such as the one to your left belong to Puerto Rico's travelers' signage system. One can identify any of the Island's five principal sightseeing routes by following their corresponding sign.