Viejo San Juan

When I visit Old San Juan, Puerto Rico something happens to my mind, body and my very spirit. A feeling of connection, a sense of belonging washes all over me Whether I m looking through the magnificent gateway door, La Puerta de San Juan, or in the lookout posts, garitas, of El Morro something touches my soul.

Much like my other favorite historical cities, (Santo Domingo s Colonial City, Dominican Republic 1498; Panama City s Casco Viejo, Panama 1671; New Orleans French Quarter, Louisiana 1718 Mi Viejo San Juan, PR 1521 is so vibrant with ancestral energy. You feel the Spirits of the Ancestors.

We have to face historic facts that although we have deep pride for our historic cities, it was our people, indigenous Taino and imported African Slaves, that were the ones that built this magnificent city.