Guajataca Beach , a barrio
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''Guajataca'' may refer to: * Guajataca Lake, a reservoir located between the municipalities of San Sebastián, Quebradillas and Isabela, Puerto Rico * Guajataca River, a river that crosses the municipalities of Lares, San Sebastián and Isabela, Puerto Rico and ends at the Guajataca Lake * Guajataca Tunnel, a railroad tunnel that connected the town of Isabela and Quebradillas, Puerto Rico * Guajataka Scout Reservation, a camping reservation owned and operated by the Puerto Rico Council of the Boy Scouts of America * Guajataca State Forest, in Isabela, Puerto Rico * Guajataca, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, a barrio *Guajataca, San Sebastián, Puerto Rico Guajataca is a barrio in the municipality of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 603. The Guajataka Scout Reservation is located within Barrio Guajataka. History Guajataca was in Spain's gazetteers until Puerto Rico was ceded ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guajataca Lake
Guajataca Lake, or Lago Guajataca, is a reservoir of the Guajataca River created by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in 1929. It is located between the municipalities of San Sebastián, Quebradillas, and Isabela in Puerto Rico, and receives most of its water from the Rio Guajataca and Rio Chiquito de Cibao rivers. The lake primarily functions as a water reservoir as well as for recreational activities such as boating and fishing. Various species of fish such as peacock bass, largemouth bass, sunfish, perch, catfish, tilapia and threadfin shad can be found in the lake. The Guajataka Scout Reservation partially borders the southern portion of the lake. The dam at Guajataca Lake experienced a structural failure on September 22, 2017, due to the hit from Hurricane Maria. The reservoir is considered a touristic area. Guajataca Dam The Guajataca Dam is an earthen dam is currently used for irrigation and potable water purposes. A hydroelectric power station was built, b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guajataca River
Guajataca River ( es, Río Guajataca) is a river in Lares, Puerto Rico. It is located on the northwest coast of the island. It flows from the south and drains into the Atlantic Ocean. The name was given by the original Taino inhabitants prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus. Guajataca River has a length of approximately with its origin in the Buenos Aires barrio of the municipality of Lares, Puerto Rico at an altitude of approximately above sea level. It crosses the municipalities of Lares, San Sebastián San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), B ..., Quebradillas, and Isabela forming Guajataca Lake on its path. The river also gives name to one of the principal lodgings in the area, '' Parador Guajataca''. Guajataca, sometimes spelled ''Guajataka'', is al ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guajataca Tunnel
Guajataca Tunnel is a railroad tunnel that connected the town of Isabela and Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. The tunnel is one of the most significant work of the remnants of the national railway system that connected the island during the first half of the twentieth century. In 2000, the Government of Puerto Rico declared it a historical monument. History The ''American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico'' began construction of the tunnel around 1904 during the expansion of the northern line towards the west of the island. The tunnel connected the towns of Quebradillas and Isabela on the Guajataca River canyon. The construction was completed with the excavation of two tunnels on each side of the canyon. They were joined by a steel viaduct long at an elevation of above the river level. The tunnel is open to the public but it is fairly isolated. The tunnel leads to "Guajataca beach" known for its white sand, raging surf, and dangerous turbulent waters. Concerts are sometimes held at th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guajataka Scout Reservation
Guajataka Scout Reservation or Camp Guajataka (Campamento Guajataka in Spanish), often simply referred to as Guajataka and nicknamed Santuario de Amistad ( en, Sanctuary of Friendship), is a Scout reservation of the Puerto Rico Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and the council's only camping grounds. The camp is located in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, in the northwest, and partially borders the southern portion of Guajataca Lake, from which the camp takes part of its name. The camp was founded in 1938 with the transfer of land from the Government of Puerto Rico to the Puerto Rico BSA Council. The facility has a participant capacity of little more than 500 individuals. The location and climate allows for year round recreational activities such as camping, seminars, leadership trainings and other Scouting-related activities. Natural features and wildlife The scout reservation is located 200 meters above sea level with a topology which includes level land and low hills. The c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guajataca State Forest
Guajataca State Forest (Spanish: ''Bosque Estatal de Guajataca'') is one of the 20 forests that make up the public forest system of Puerto Rico. The Guajataca Forest is located in the northwestern part of Puerto Rico, along the Northern Karst zone in the municipality of Isabela and municipality of Quebradillas, and is near Camuy and San Sebastián. The forest is renowned for its ecological diversity, the mogotes and karstic formations, and its numerous caves and canyons. It also has the largest trail system of any Puerto Rican state forest. Geography Guajataca State Forest is located in the middle of the karst landscape country, particularly the Northern Karst zone of Puerto Rico. A karst is a topographical zone formed by the dissolution of soluble porous rocks, in this case limestone, with features such as mogotes, canyons, caves, sinkholes, streams and rivers, all of which are common on this region of the island. Climate The forest has an average annual precipitation of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guajataca, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
Guajataca is a barrio in the municipality of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,611. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Guajataca barrio was 666. Sectors Barrios (which are like minor civil divisions) in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores (''sectors'' in English). The types of ''sectores'' may vary, from normally ''sector'' to ''urbanización'' to ''reparto'' to ''barriada'' to ''residencial'', among others. The following sectors are in Guajataca barrio: , and . See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico * List of barrios and sectors of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, Queb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |