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EL BORICUA's Cultural Affirmation Awards are presented only to those sites that offer genuine intelligent Puerto Rico related information that is of historical or cultural value or presents useful island related information on the Internet. The pages must offer a positive view of our Isla del Encanto.

Winners are sent our Cultural Affirmation Award to display on their site. Those sites will also be listed on this page. The awards are listed in the order they were presented and don't signify rank.

Rican Recipes
by: Carmen Santos Curran, "The Rican Chef"
Designed by: Fernando Aleman Jr.
A beautifully designed and organized site where you can find the island's typical recipes and more. The site includes food articles and lots of pictures. It also includes a section listing Puerto Rican restaurants around the country.
http://www.ricanrecipes.com
Award Presented on April 13th 2005

Mabí Puertorriqueño
by: Dennis Estrada
An informative site about our favorite beverage that includes historical, cultural, and scientific information, with photos.
http://hometown.aol.com/airbornern/science/index.htm
Award Presented on April 15th 2001


Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance Group
Dr. Ana María Maynard, director and founder
Austin, Texas
Includes a description and history of Puerto Rican folk dances plus photos of dancers in full costume
http://www.prfdance.org/history.htm
Award Presented on April 15th 2001


The Puerto Rican Cuatro Project
This is a cultural project of the Spanish American Union of Springfield, Massachusetts
http://www.cuatro-pr.org/
Learn about the Puerto Rican "guitar."  This is a scholarly site with a lot of information including "cuatro-making," cuatro artists, information on the different cuatro instruments, and much more.
Award Presented on April 15th 2001

The Puerto Rican Coqui Experiment
by: Marcelino J. Alvarez
A college student's experiment. Learn how to keep coquíes in a terrarium.
http://www.duke.edu/%7Emja6/coqui.html
Award Presented on April 15th 2001

Latino Legends in Sports
by: Ozzie Gonzalez
Learn about Latino sports giants and keep up to date with Puerto Rican atheletes.
http://www.latinosportslegends.com/
Award Presented on April 15th 2001

65th Infantry
A detail history of Puerto Rico's Borinqueneer heroes.
http://www.frontiernet.net/%7Ejohn/index.htm
Award Presented on April 15th 2001

Rene Ramos Music Page
Rene brings the sabor latino to the internet. Includes many old favorites. Downloadable.
http://www.geocities.com/%7Erene_ramos/English.html
Award Presented on April 15th 2001

Sol Boricua
by: William Figueroa
An informative and interesting site with lots of photos and text explaining what you are looking at. Nicely done like a walking tour.
http://www.solboricua.com/index.htm

Award Presented on April 15th 2001

Jíbaros.com
by: Orlando Vázquez Cordero (Don Jíbaro)
Don Jíbaro's fabulous internet site.   A funny, entertaining, must visit site for all boricuas.
http://www.jibaros.com/
Award Presented on April 15th 2001

Welcome to Puerto Rico
by: Magali Rivera
Extensive and informative site and with a great biography section.
Award Presented on April 15th 2001

Puerto Rico - Boriken
by:   Dr. Hector F. Davila, M.D.
http://hometown.aol.com/np4cc/isla.htm
An interesting and informative assortment of Puerto Rico related information.
Award Presented on May 24th 2001

Canciones de Rafael Hernández
by: Jesús A. Géliga-Torres
http://premium.caribe.net/~jagsys/basico3.htm (This page was discontinued)
Songs by Rafael Hernández, some with midi. A great site! One of our favorites.
Award Presented on May 24th 2001

La Danza Puertorriqueña
http://www.ladanza.com/
An informative bilingual site with lots of information on Puerto Rico's Spanish flavored danzas, including artists, and music.
Award Presented on May 24th 2001

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