A place that should be a paradise. Beautiful land and climate. Surely some old white guy is to blame for all this malaise.
Wife and I visited PR over Christmas week a couple of years ago and our time there was enjoyable and safe. We spent our time around the western ocean front city of Hatillo which is a good place to jump off to the big radio telescope at Arecibo and some other attractions.
Virtually no one spoke English, and menus, directions, etc were entirely in Spanish. If PR wants to attract retirement age couples, they’ll have to become more accommodating to gringos.