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Maricao Fish Nursery
Maricao () is a Maricao barrio-pueblo, town and the second-least populous Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico; it is located at the western edge of the Cordillera Central, Puerto Rico, Cordillera Central. It is a small town set around a small square in hilly terrain, north of San Germán, Puerto Rico, San Germán, Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, Sabana Grande and Yauco, Puerto Rico, Yauco; south of Las Marias, Puerto Rico, Las Marías and Lares, Puerto Rico, Lares, southeast of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, and west of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, Adjuntas. Maricao is spread over 6 barrios and Maricao barrio-pueblo, Maricao Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). The town borders the Maricao Fish Hatchery, a fish hatchery made up of tanks and pools in a garden setting, where some 25,000 fish are raised yearly to stock farm fishponds and island lakes. The hatchery is part of the Maricao State Forest, also known as Monte del Estado. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maricao Barrio-pueblo
Maricao barrio-pueblo is a Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrio and the administrative center (Seat of government, seat) of Maricao, Puerto Rico, Maricao, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 716. As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called ''Pueblos in Puerto Rico, pueblo'' which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales in Puerto Rico, 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) ( es, a propósito para las fiestas), and that the square should be proportionally lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
