The World’s Best 10K was held on Sunday, March 1, 2009 on the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge in Carolina, Puerto Rico. In the photo above you can see some of this year’s winners, including (from left to right) Sammy Kitawara (1rst - Kenya), Wilson Kipsang (3rd - Kenya), Moses Kipsiro (5th - Uganda), Kiplimo Kimutai (6th - Kenya), and Tilahun Regassa (8th - Ethiopia). Click on the gallery below to see more event pictures, including some of the wackier runners (like this guy). For a full list of winners and participants’ results click here. To see more event pictures and find out how our own EyeTour.com runners did at the event, click here.
This year the Festival Claridad celebrated its XXXV anniversary with the salsa sounds of El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. The celebration took place at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium’s parking lot area and lasted from Thursday February 26, 2009 through the whole weekend. El Gran Combo took the stage on the first night and wowed the crowd with their best known hits. For more information about the Festival Claridad, click here.
Each year the Festival Claridad brings out the crowds for a weekend celebration of Puerto Rican identity full of music, arts & crafts, food, and drink. This year was no exception as you’ll find in the gallery below. See you next year! For more information about the Festival Claridad, click here.
On Saturday, February 21, EyeTour.com participated in the last outdoor screening of the season for Cinema Eventos’s free biweekly movie events in the Parque Nacional Laguna del Condado Jaime Benítez, located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The night’s screening featured Marcos Carnevale’s Elsa and Fred, a film beloved by many Puerto Ricans and famous for having a successful run at the local theaters that ended after 74 weeks. EyeTour.com videos of some of Puerto Rico’s public parks were screened for audiences on Cinema Eventos’s giant inflatable projection screen, including videos of Isla de Cabras, Balneario Seven Seas, and Boquerón.
The park proves to be the perfect outdoor setting at dusk, when the skies take on purplish and indigo tones - augmenting a magnificent view of the skyline across the waters of the Condado Lagoon. The event was sponsored by the Compañía de Parques Nacionales de Puerto Rico, which hosts a variety of events across many of the island’s public parks, beaches, and camping sites.
Cinema Eventos’s outdoor movie screenings - which feature classics, modern classics, family friendly films, as well as some premieres - began late last year and have consistently convinced hundreds of people to come out and enjoy the night outdoors in the company of their neighbors and loved ones. Popcorn and refreshments are also served for free (although donations are greatly appreciated) - you only need to bring your own chair or picnic blanket! This first run of screenings has been a great success inspiring many to come out and spend time in our public parks. We hope to provide EyeTour.com visitors with more information about future screenings soon!
