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yes it is. it is between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn. the tropic of cancer is the one closer to the north pole and yeah so you know what the tropic of capricorn is (for those who don't : it's the one closer to the south pole)
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoYes. Puerto Rico is below the Tropic of Cancer (on about the 18th parallel). Therefore, it is in the tropics (along with all other land masses - whcih are also in the tropics if they are below the Tropic of Cancer (about the 23rd parallel), and above the Tropic of Capricorn.
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