The area has a multitude of restaurants, hotels and high-priced homes as well as hotels and resorts. Many celebrities have lived in Isla Verde's affluent areas, including some former members of the boy band Menudo, including Ricky Martin. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, it was home to one of the world's more popular discos of the time: The Flying Saucer was owned by Charlie Garcia who had promoted the Muhammad Ali vs. Jean Pierre Coopman fight at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. The Flying Saucer had a capacity of 800 people and over 10,000 were left outside opening night as DJ Orlando Torres del Pino had to force himself into the club. Isla Verde is home to a Cuban exile community centered on Casa Cuba, which is Puerto Rico's main Cuban social club. Public Transportation The Isla Verde bus terminal has routes to various other parts of San Juan: 50 to Luis Muñoz Marín Airport 45 to Luis Muñoz Marín Airport and Piñero 40 to Piñero 5 to Santurce and Old San Juan 53 to Condado and Old San Juan There are two bus systems serving the Isla Verde bus terminal: AMA, the main public transportation system and SITRAC which travels in the Isla Verde Hotel district. The public bus 5 and 53 which will take you from the Bus Terminal to Old San Juan (e.g. to El Morro) in roughly 1 hour. The SITRAC bus is free but only stays in Isla Verde. The public bus costs 75 cents to ride. Available at all times, taxis charge about $20 for a ride to the Condado and Old San Juan areas. Subareas Isla Verde has very wealthy areas but is not too far from the island's largest public housing project, Luis Llorens Torres Residential Complex, which is actually within San Juan. In March 2021, a higher police presence was planned for Isla Verde. See also Piñones State Forest List of communities in Puerto Rico References Carolina, Puerto Rico Neighborhoods in Puerto Rico