I found the beating heart of Puerto Rico high in the hills — here's what to see and do

Its Caribbean coast is part of Puerto Rico’s charm, but Cían Byrne says you should also venture inland and try local food and drinks

Colourful houses line the side streets in the old town of San Juan, Puerto Rico 

On a moonless night in 1972, Roberto Clemente took off in a plane overladen with aid supplies from San Juan airport on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. Previous attempts to help the victims of the Nicaraguan earthquake had been stolen by the corrupt Somoza government, but Clemente hoped his presence as one of the best baseball players in the world would help the aid get to the victims.

Neither Clemente nor the aid ever arrived. The plane’s engine failed almost immediately after takeoff, and it crashed into the Atlantic.