Monte Guilarte, also known as Monte del Guaraguao, is the fifth-highest peak in
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...
at above sea level. The
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
is located in the
Cordillera Central, in the municipality of
Adjuntas
Adjuntas (, ) is a small mountainside town and municipality in Puerto Rico located central midwestern portion of the island on the Cordillera Central, north of Yauco, Guayanilla, and Peñuelas; southeast of Utuado; east of Lares and Yauco; a ...
.
It is so named after Captain
Juan Guilarte de Salazar, a Spanish explorer and Conquistador, who was one of the first settlers of Puerto Rico. In 1513, Guilarte de Salazar led a column of 50 men to victory against 600
Taíno
The Taíno were a historic indigenous people of the Caribbean whose culture has been continued today by Taíno descendant communities and Taíno revivalist communities. At the time of European contact in the late 15th century, they were the pri ...
Indians in the southwest of the island.
The mountain and its surroundings encompasses the
Guilarte State Forest, located in
Guilarte, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.
References
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Montañas de Puerto Ricoon Proyecto Salon Hogar
Mountains of Puerto Rico
Mountains of the Caribbean
Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Geography of Puerto Rico
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