The forth-annual Women in Percussion Music Festival will take place March 29 in the Sergio Negrón Stage in Ponce’s La Guancha Boardwalk. This year the festival “From Bohemia to the Rumba” honors the musical trajectory of The Daughters of the Drums, one of South Puerto Rico’s (also known as Porta Caribe) most renowned percussion groups. 

More than 100 artists and master craftsmen and nearly 40 plastic artists showcase their talent March 28 to 30 at South Puerto Rico’s (Porta Caribe) most important showcase of arts and crafts.  Ponce’s 34th annual Arts and Crafts Festival and its 23rd Arts Trade Fair will take place simultaneously in Ponce’s Las Delicias Plaza, in the heart of the city’s historic district, showcasing an impressive display of Puerto Rican culture not found anywhere else in the world. 

Puerto Rico is the second most competitive place for doing business in Latin America, according to the prestigious Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report for 2008. This World Economic Forum report confirms what many people already know, that cities like Ponce and other areas of South Puerto Rico (Porta Caribe) are the perfect place for tourism, to start a business or relocate.  

Real estate investor the IBC Investment Group announced four major, modernistic commercial and residential developments for the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico on March 4 in a well attended conference at the city's legislative offices. 

Tourism usually conjures up sublime images of beaches, hotels or high rolling casinos. But to a new generation of thrill seekers, a good vacation involves risky sports and the adrenaline rush of surfing, sky diving or caving (spelunking). To respond to this niche tourist market, Ponce and other cites in South Puerto Rico (also known as Porta Caribe) are working to offer action-packed wild adventures unlike any the Caribbean or the world has seen.