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Anón (Ponce)
Anón (''Barrio Anón'') is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Marueño, Coto Laurel, Guaraguao, Quebrada Limon, Real, and San Patricio, and the coastal barrios of Canas and Capitanejo, Anón is one of the municipality's nine bordering barrios. Anón borders the municipalities of Jayuya and Juana Diaz. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin. It was founded in 1878. Barrio Anón is one of three Ponce barrios (the others are Barrio Guaraguao and Barrio San Patricio) located on the Cordillera Central mountain range. Location Anón is a mountainous rural barrio located in the northern section of the municipality, north of the city of Ponce. Anon is located within the Cordillera Central and it is home to the highest peak elevation in Puerto Rico called Cerro de Punta. The toponymy, or origin of the name, is related to the fruit tree that belongs to the family Annonaceae. Boundaries Anón is bounded on the North by PR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Barrios Of Ponce, Puerto Rico
This list of barrios of Ponce consists of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. With 31 barrios, Ponce is Puerto Rico's municipality with the largest number of barrios. Meaning of "barrio" In Puerto Rico, the term barrio has two very different meanings. Government, Officially, Ponce has 31 barrios; this is according to local, insular, and federal governments. However, there is a second meaning for barrio that does not correlate with the official meaning and one that is meant to refer, loosely, to a sector or portion of an official barrio. It is a meaning that makes reference to a community that shares certain common characteristics (types of homes, income range of its dwellers, its natural or human-made boundaries, etc.). Some examples of these so-called barrios are barrio Mameyes (a sector of barrio Portugues Urbano), barrio Corral Viejo (a community within Barrio Magueyes), barrio Clausells (a portion of Segundo (Ponce), Barrio Segundo), barrio Tenerías ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
Juana is a Spanish female name. It is the feminine form of ''Juan'' (English ''John''), and thus corresponds to the English names Jane, Jean, Joan, and Joanna. The feminine diminutive form (male equivalent to ''Johnny'') is Juanita (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc). It is very common in Spain, the other Spanish-speaking countries around the world, and in the Philippines. The name ''Juana'' may refer to: People *Juana I (1479–1555), Queen of Castile and Aragon * Juana Rosa Aguirre (1877–1963), Chilean first lady *Juana Azurduy de Padilla (1780–1862), South American military leader * Juana Barraza (born 1957), Mexican serial killer *Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza (1875–1942), Mexican writer *Juana Bormann (1893–1945), German war criminal *Juana Briones de Miranda (1802–1889), American landowner *Juana Castro (born 1933), Cuban exile *Juana Cruz (1917–1981), Spanish bullfighter *Juana Dib (1924-2015), Argentine poet, journalist, and teacher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerro Punta Puerto Rico
Cerro is Spanish for "hill" or "mountain". People * Francisco Cerro (born 1988), Argentine footballer * Francisco Cerro Chaves (born 1957), Spanish prelate, theologian, and philosopher of the Catholic Church * Ian Cerro (born 1996), American footballer * Isma Cerro (born 1995), Spanish footballer * Mariana Cerro (born 2000), Spanish footballer * Rafael Cerro (born 1997), Colombian weightlifter * Rafael Cerro (born 1993), Spanish bullfighter * Samuele Cerro (born 1995), Italian triple jumper * Luis del Cerro (1924–2019), Spanish sport shooter, Olympian * María Del Cerro (born 1985), Argentine model, actress, television presenter and fashion designer * Saúl del Cerro (born 2004), Spanish footballer * Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (1889–1933), Peruvian army officer and President of Peru Toponyms ;Argentina: * Cerro Ameghino, Mendoza Province * Cerro Archibarca, Salta Province *Cerro Arco, Mendoza Province * Cerro Azul, Misiones * Cerro Bandera Formation, Neuquén Provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río San Patricio
San Patricio River (Spanish: Río San Patricio) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Bucaná River river system via Cerrillos River. San Patricio is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality. Origin San Patricio River has its origin in the sector called Corcho, in the municipality of Utuado. Progression The river's course is southward from Utuado and into barrio San Patricio of the municipality of Ponce. After progressing south through barrio San Patricio, the river enters barrio Maragüez also in the municipality of Ponce. From there it continues its southerly progression until it feeds into Río Cerrillos. Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Río Cerrillos
Cerrillos River (Spanish language, Spanish: Río Cerrillos) is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Río Cerrillos has its origin in barrio Anón and runs south until it feeds into Bucaná River. Río Cerrillos is commonly known by the locals as Maragüez River, because most of its course runs through Barrio Maragüez. This river is one of the 14 List of rivers of Ponce, rivers in the municipality. The river has a discharge of 24,000 cubic feet per second, making it the second most affluent river in the municipality after Río Jacaguas. Course From its origin about 1 kilometer south of the intersection of Puerto Rico Highway 139, PR-139 and Puerto Rico Highway 143, PR-143, Río Cerrillos runs south for 1.8 kilometers where it is fed by Río Prieto (Ponce, Puerto Rico), Río Prieto west of PR-139. From this point on, Rio Cerrillos runs parallel to PR-139 for 2 kilometers in barrio Anón before reaching barrio Maragüez. Continuing on its southernly course for abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruta Panorámica
The ''Ruta Panorámica'' (Scenic Route), officially the ''Ruta Panorámica Luis Muñoz Marín'' (Luis Muñoz Marín Scenic Route), is a network of some 40 secondary roads which traverse the island of Puerto Rico from west to east along its (Central Mountain Range). Most of the route consists of three roads, PR-105, PR-143, and PR-182. The route starts in Mayagüez and ends in Maunabo. The first major segment of the route runs from Mayagüez to Maricao as Route 105, then from Adjuntas to Aibonito as Route 143, and then follows Route 182 toward Maunabo. Route description As the Route is a two-way road, it can be traveled starting at either its western or its eastern termini. To travel the Route in a westerly direction (i.e., from Maunabo to Mayagüez), the course of the road is reversed from what is given here. Starting from Mayagüez and ending in Maunabo, as of August 2010, the course of the Route is as follows: PR-105 Municipality of Mayagüez (Eastbound) PR-33 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annona Muricata Blanco1
''Annona'' or Anona (from Taíno language, Taíno ''annon'') is a genus of flowering plants in the Asimina, pawpaw/sugar apple family, Annonaceae. It is the second largest genus in the family after ''Guatteria'', containing approximately 166Species of Annona on The Plant List. Retrieved 2013-05-28. species of mostly Neotropical realm, Neotropical and Afrotropical realm, Afrotropical trees and shrubs. The generic name derives from ''anón'', a Hispaniolan Taíno language, Taíno word for the fruit. Paleoethnobotany, Paleoethnobotanical studies have dated ''Annona'' Exploitation of natural resources, exploitation and Agriculture in Mesoamerica, cultivation in the Yautepec de Zaragoza, Yautepec River region of Mexico to approximately 1000 BC. Plants of the ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annonaceae
The Annonaceae are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas commonly known as the custard apple family or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, it is the largest family in the Magnoliales. Several genera produce edible fruit, most notably ''Annona'', ''Anonidium'', ''Asimina'', ''Rollinia'', and ''Uvaria''. Its type genus is ''Annona''. The family is concentrated in the tropics, with few species found in temperate regions. About 900 species are Neotropical, 450 are Afrotropical, and the remaining are Indomalayan. Description The species are mostly tropical, some are mid-latitude, deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, with some lianas, with aromatic bark, leaves, and flowers. ; Stems, stalks and leaves: Bark is fibrous and aromatic. Pith septate (fine tangential bands divided by partitions) to diaphragmed (divided by thin partitions with openings in them). Branching distichous (arranged in two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toponymy
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' ( proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage, and types. ''Toponym'' is the general term for a proper name of any geographical feature, and full scope of the term also includes proper names of all cosmographical features. In a more specific sense, the term ''toponymy'' refers to an inventory of toponyms, while the discipline researching such names is referred to as ''toponymics'' or ''toponomastics''. Toponymy is a branch of onomastics, the study of proper names of all kinds. A person who studies toponymy is called ''toponymist''. Etymology The term ''toponymy'' comes from / , 'place', and / , 'name'. The '' Oxford English Dictionary'' records ''toponymy'' (meaning "place name") first appearing in English in 1876 in the context of geographical studies. Since then, ''toponym'' has come to replace the term ''place-name'' in professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerro De Punta
Cerro de Punta or Cerro Punta is the highest peak in Puerto Rico, rising to above sea level.As of February, 1981, the US Geological Survey reports the height as 1,328 meters. (See''Geographic Names Information System: Feature Query Results.''United States Geological Survey. 13-FEB-1981. Retrieved 22 August 2013.) However, Gousha (1995) and Metrodata (1998) report the height as 1,338 meters. (See Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico en Bayamon. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Matematicas. Retrieved 22 August 2013.) The mountain is part of the Cordillera Central and is located on the town boundary between the municipalities of Ponce and Jayuya in the central region of the main island of Puerto Rico. Location The mountain is part of the Cordillera Central and is located on the border between the municipalities of Ponce and Jayuya. The access road to the point closest to the highest elevation is from PR-143 on the borders of the municipalities of Ponce and Jayuya. ... [...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] |
Cordillera Central, Puerto Rico
The Cordillera Central ( English: "Central Mountain Range") is the only mountain range in the main island of Puerto Rico, consisting of three subranges: the western-central ''Cordillera Central'', the southeastern Sierra de Cayey, and the northeastern Sierra de Luquillo. Bordered by the Northern Karst Belt to the northwest and costal plains to the north and south, the numerous ridges and foothills of the three subranges combined extend throughout the island. Concentrated in the western to central region of the island, the eponymous main subrange of ''Cordillera Central'' originates in the municipality of Mayagüez and merges with the Sierra de Cayey subrange on the town boundary between the municipalities of Barranquitas and Aibonito. At 1,338 meters (4,390 ft) on the town line between Ponce and Jayuya, Cerro de Punta is the summit of the ''Cordillera Central'' and the highest point in Puerto Rico. History The region of the Cordillera Central has been inhabited since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
