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Las Piedras, Puerto Rico
Las Piedras (), is a town and municipality in east Puerto Rico located in the central eastern region of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Canóvanas and Río Grande; east of Juncos and San Lorenzo; and west of Naguabo and Humacao. Las Piedras has 8 barrios including Las Piedras Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. Las Piedras has many natural attractions such as '' Cueva del Indio'' which contains original Taino caves and paintings that denote some characteristics of the island's natives. Las Piedras is located about 45 minutes from San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital and 5 minutes from Palmas del Mar, Humacao which is one of the biggest resorts in the Caribbean. El Toro, the highest point in the Sierra de Luquillo, is located in the boundary between the municipalities of Las Piedras and Río Grande. History Las Piedras was founded in 1793. Puerto Rico wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Puerto Rico
The municipalities of Puerto Rico (Spanish language, Spanish: ''municipios de Puerto Rico'') are the second-level List of administrative divisions by country, administrative divisions defined with geographic Border, boundaries and governmental authority in the Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island of Puerto Rico. Amounting to 78 municipal corporation, incorporated towns and cities equivalent to List of United States counties and county equivalents, U.S. counties, only two of which are outside the main island, namely the smaller islands of Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, each municipality is governed by an elected Mayor–council government#Strong-mayor government form, strong mayor and a Unicameralism, unicameral municipal council, legislature. The municipalities are divided into 902 Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrios, the third-level administrative divisions under the political leadership of the municipal government. As a Territories of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Piedras Barrio-pueblo
Las Piedras barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center (seat) of Las Piedras, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,500. As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called ''pueblo'' which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales (patron saint festivals) are held in the central plaza every year. The central plaza and its church The central plaza, or square, is a place for official and unofficial recreational events and a place where people can gather and socialize from dusk to dawn. The Laws of the Indies, Spanish law, which regulated life in Puerto Rico in the early 19th century, stated the plaza's purpose was for "the parties" (celebrations, festivities) (), and that the square should be proportionally large enough for the number of neighbors (). These Spanish regulations also stated that the streets nearby should be comfortable portals for passersby, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
San Lorenzo (, ; Spanish for "''Saint Lawrence"'') is a San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region, north of Patillas, Puerto Rico, Patillas and Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Yabucoa; south of Gurabo, Puerto Rico, Gurabo; east of Caguas, Puerto Rico, Caguas and Cayey, Puerto Rico, Cayey; and west of Juncos, Puerto Rico, Juncos and Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, Las Piedras. San Lorenzo is spread over twelve barrios and San Lorenzo barrio-pueblo, San Lorenzo Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. San Lorenzo is called "''The town of the Samaritans''" and ''"Land of Legends''." The patron of the municipality is (Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes de San Miguel de Hato Grande, Our Lady of Mercedes). The surrounding areas produce tobacco and sugar cane. History According to Cayetano Coll y Toste, a Puerto R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juncos, Puerto Rico
Juncos () is a Juncos barrio-pueblo, town and one of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico. It is located in the eastern central region of the island to the west of the Caguas, Puerto Rico, Caguas Valley, south of Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, Canóvanas and Carolina, Puerto Rico, Carolina; southeast of Gurabo, Puerto Rico, Gurabo; east of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, San Lorenzo; and west of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, Las Piedras. Juncos is spread over 9 barrios and Juncos barrio-pueblo (the downtown area and administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. Juncos was founded on the request of Tomás Pizarro on August 2, 1797, having previously been a village which evolved from a small ranch, the ''Hatillo de los Juncos''. This ranch was part of the ''Hato del Valenciano'', which gave its name to the Río Valenciano which bisects the city before joining the Río Gurabo to the north of the settlement. ''Juncos'' is Spanish for r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río Grande, Puerto Rico
Río Grande () is a Río Grande barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico located on the eastern edge of the Northern Coastal Valley, north of Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, Las Piedras, Naguabo, Puerto Rico, Naguabo and Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Ceiba; east of Loíza, Puerto Rico, Loíza and Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, Canóvanas and west of Luquillo, Puerto Rico, Luquillo. Río Grande is spread over eight barrios and Río Grande barrio-pueblo, Río Grande Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. A big portion of El Yunque National Forest, including El Yunque (Puerto Rico), El Yunque's peak, is located within the municipality. History Río Grande was founded on July 16, 1840, by Desiderio and Quilimaco Escobar, with the approval of Governor Miguel López. It was named after the Río Grande (Puerto Rico), Río Grande and is located where the Río Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canóvanas, Puerto Rico
Canóvanas (, ) is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico, located in the northeastern region, north of Juncos and Las Piedras; south of Loíza; east of Carolina; and west of Río Grande. Canóvanas is spread over 6 barrios and Canóvanas Pueblo (the downtown area and administrative center). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The region of what is now Canóvanas belonged to the Taíno region of ''Cayniabón'', also the native name of the Grande de Loiza River, which stretched from the central eastern region of Puerto Rico to the northeast coast of the island. The region was led by cacique ''Canobaná'', from which the actual name is derived, in the south half, and female Cacica ''Loaiza'' in the north (mostly modern day Loíza). During the Spanish colonization, the region of Canóvanas was granted to Miguel Díaz, who turned the Taíno yucayeque into a ranch. It is said that Canóbana, along with Loaiza, were supporters o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Yabucoa () is a Yabucoa barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern region, north of Maunabo, Puerto Rico, Maunabo; south of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, San Lorenzo, Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, Las Piedras and Humacao, Puerto Rico, Humacao; and east of Patillas, Puerto Rico, Patillas. Yabucoa is spread over 9 barrios and Yabucoa barrio-pueblo, Yabucoa Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. Etymology and nicknames The name ''Yabucoa'' is said to come from the Taíno language, Taíno name ''Guaroca'', both a toponymic and personal name meaning "where water [is found]". However this is considered a folk etymology and other linguists suggest the name is most likely a Spanish language, Spanish interpretation of the Taíno word ''yaucoa'' (similar to the name Yauco, Puerto Rico, Yauco) which means "cassava plantation". Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), commonwealth. Located about southeast of Miami, Miami, Florida between the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles and the United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands in the Lesser Antilles, it consists of the eponymous main island and numerous smaller islands, including Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Isla de Mona, Mona. With approximately 3.2 million Puerto Ricans, residents, it is divided into Municipalities of Puerto Rico, 78 municipalities, of which the most populous is the Capital city, capital municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, followed by those within the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
