The Lares Ice Cream Parlor () is an

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store located in the town of

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. The ice cream store was founded in 1968 by Salvador Barreto (known as "Yinyo") and has created over 200 flavors.''Cierra la legendaria Heladería Lares.''
Teresa Canino Rivera. Primera Hora. 6 March 2014. The ice cream store is located in front of the

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of Lares. It closed at the end of February 2014, due to the death of its founder and re-opened in March 2017. It is open 7 days a week and offers around 50 different ice cream flavors on a regular basis.

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Another ice cream shop, , is next door. After

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, some Puerto Rican expatriates opened similar shops in Central

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Article about the Ice Cream Store
on

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Article about the Ice Cream Store
on Primera Hora. (In Spanish)
Reference about the Heladeria Lares on TravBuddy
(In English) Restaurants in Puerto Rico Restaurants established in 1968 1968 establishments in Puerto Rico Lares, Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-culture-stub

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