TravelWorld International Magazine Fall 2022
The magazine written and photographed by North American Travel Journalists Association members.
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The Toro Verde Adventure Park<br />
Toro Verde Adventure Park, near Orocovis, has the longest<br />
zipline in America. We had a lot of fun going from platform<br />
to platform and, of course, taking pictures of each other.<br />
Jason was really scared when we started, but by the end he<br />
was asking for more. At one point Jason told a staffer named<br />
Carlos “When I’m knocking on Heaven’s Door, I can tell him<br />
that Carlos sent me!” But Carlos just sent him flying on the<br />
cable to the next platform, laughing with everyone else. We<br />
all braved it! Everything felt safe. Ziplining in a Puerto Rican<br />
tropical paradise is something else we can brag about now!<br />
Driving out of the mountains we saw many local food trucks<br />
with foods such as grilled corn and burgers. We gazed at<br />
them hungrily, but refrained from stopping, as we knew a<br />
farm food experience was next.<br />
Jason and Jen (from<br />
“Jen on a Jet Plane”),<br />
smile in front of the<br />
longest zipline in America at<br />
Toro Verde Adventure Park.<br />
The Frutos del Guacabo Experience<br />
We arrived at Frutos del Guacabo<br />
with a great appetite after ziplining.<br />
We were given a detailed tour of the<br />
gardens and our choice of red or<br />
white wine. The fun was in tasting<br />
everything the farmer told us about.<br />
While sitting on hay bales under a<br />
huge Puerto Rican flag, we enjoyed<br />
fresh-squeezed orange juice and<br />
mimosas, grilled peppers stuffed<br />
with goat cheese from the farm,<br />
greens, Puerto Rican beans, and<br />
flan with gooseberry on top. There<br />
were Spanish red wines, marmalade,<br />
jams, dips and pickled veggies, and blue<br />
Thai pea water. Homemade pineapple and<br />
mango guava sorbets with guava crackers<br />
also were served. Lunch was divine,<br />
completely of homegrown ingredients! It<br />
was our best meal of the whole week!<br />
At Frutos del Guacabos, we were<br />
served grilled peppers grown on the<br />
farm stuffed with home-made goat<br />
cheese from goat milk -- all made on<br />
their farm.<br />
The vegetables and fruit jams made on the<br />
Frutos del Guacabofarm are so delicious.<br />
Carla and<br />
Jason<br />
pose with<br />
the Puerto<br />
Rican<br />
flag at<br />
Frutos del<br />
Guacabo<br />
farm,<br />
waiting to<br />
eat lunch.<br />
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