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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, 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 also the name of an area in the municipality of San Sebastián. The river also carries the name and the subsequent reservoir, Lago Guajataca, built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a dam owned by the Puerto Rico Electrical Authority. Many school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires, Lares, Puerto Rico
Buenos Aires is a barrio in the municipality of Lares, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,291. History Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ... in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an Insular area, 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 Buenos Aires barrio was 1,449. Sectors Barrios (which are roughly comparable to minor civil divisions) and subbarrios, 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' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |