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Pico Piedra
Pico Piedra (or Pico de Piedra) is a beach on the north-west coast of Puerto Rico, at the mouth of the Guayabo River, in the town of Aguada. Desecheo Island can be seen from Pico de Piedra. An annual patron saint festival is held at this beach around the third week of June in honor of Saint John the Baptist. See also * List of beaches in Puerto Rico Some sources state there are close to 300 beaches in Puerto Rico, while other sources count up to 1,200. Whatever the number, the Government of Puerto Rico officially recognized 248 of them. In Puerto Rico there are 78 Municipalities of Puerto Ric ... References External links * Beaches of Puerto Rico Aguada, Puerto Rico {{AguadaPR-geo-stub ...
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Pico Piedra Beach In Aguada, Puerto Rico
Pico may refer to: Places The Moon * Mons Pico, a lunar mountain in the northern part of the Mare Imbrium basin Portugal * Pico, a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Verde * Pico da Pedra, a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, São Miguel, Azores * Pico Island, the largest island in the Central Group of the Azores archipelago * Mount Pico (Montanha do Pico), the distinctive stratovolcano that stands on the island of Pico * Pico da Vara, the highest mountain on the island of São Miguel, Azores United States * M. Pico Building, a building in Lafayette County, Florida * PICO Building (Sanford, Florida) * Camp Pico Blanco, a summer camp in Monterey County, California * Pico Mountain, a ski resort in Rutland County, Vermont * Pico Boulevard, a major street in Los Angeles, California * Pico-Union, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in Los Angeles * Pico, California, an unincorporated community now part of Pico Rivera, California Elsewhere * General Pico, ...
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Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated territories of the United States, unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic and the United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and includes the eponymous main island and several smaller islands, such as Isla de Mona, Mona, Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra, and Vieques, Puerto Rico, Vieques. It has roughly 3.2 million residents, and its Capital city, capital and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, most populous city is San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan. Spanish language, Spanish and English language, English are the official languages of the executive branch of government, though Spanish predominates. Puerto Rico ...
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Guayabo River
The Guayabo River ( es, Río Guayabo), is a river of Aguada, Puerto Rico. See also * List of rivers of Puerto Rico References External links USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)
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Aguada, Puerto Rico
Aguada (; , ), originally San Francisco de Asís de la Aguada, is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico, located in the western coastal valley region bordering the Atlantic Ocean, east of Rincón, west of Aguadilla and Moca; and north of Añasco and Mayagüez. It is part of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aguada's population is spread over 17 ''barrios'' and Aguada Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). Etymology and nicknames The name ''Aguada'' is a shortening of the town's original name San Francisco de Asís de la ''Aguada''. The word ''aguada'' literally translates to "watery" or "watered down" from Spanish, possibly a reference to the town's strategic importance as a port in the Mona Passage and the Atlantic Ocean. The municipality has many nicknames: ''La Villa de Sotomayor'' ("Sotomayor's Villa") is a reference to one of the town's Spanish founders, Cristóbal de Sotomayor; ''La Ciudad del Descu ...
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Desecheo Island
Desecheo ( es, Isla Desecheo) () is a small uninhabited island of the archipelago of Puerto Rico located in the northeast of the Mona Passage; from Rincón on the west coast ( Punta Higüero) of the main island of Puerto Rico and northeast of Mona Island. It has a land area of . Politically, the island is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge, but part of ''Barrio'' Sabanetas of Mayaguez. Flora and fauna Desecheo, which has no known bodies of surface water, reaches a maximum elevation of 715 ft (218 m) and has an annual precipitation, on average, of 40.15 in (1020 mm). The lack of surface water limits its flora to thorny shrubs, small trees, weeds and various cacti, including the endangered higo chumbo (''Harrisia portoricensis''). Fauna includes various species of seabirds, three endemic species of lizard (''Pholidoscelis desechensis'', ''Anolis desechensis'' and ' ...
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Fiestas Patronales In Puerto Rico
Fiestas patronales in Puerto Rico are yearly celebrations held in each municipality of the island. Like in other countries, "fiestas patronales" are heavily influenced by Spanish culture and religion, and are dedicated to a saint or virgin. The festivities usually include religious processions honoring its Catholic heritage. However, elements of African and local culture have been incorporated as well. They also feature parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment.Patron Saint Festivals
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Schedule of fiestas patronales


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John The Baptist
John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Baptista; cop, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ or ; ar, يوحنا المعمدان; myz, ࡉࡅࡄࡀࡍࡀ ࡌࡀࡑࡁࡀࡍࡀ, Iuhana Maṣbana. The name "John" is the Anglicized form, via French, Latin and then Greek, of the Hebrew, "Yochanan", which means "YHWH is gracious"., group="note" ( – ) was a mission preacher active in the area of Jordan River in the early 1st century AD. He is also known as John the Forerunner in Christianity, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christian traditions, and Prophet Yahya in Islam. He is sometimes alternatively referred to as John the Baptiser. John is mentioned by the Roman Jewish historian Josephus and he is revered as a major religious figure Funk, Robert W. & the Jes ...
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List Of Beaches In Puerto Rico
Some sources state there are close to 300 beaches in Puerto Rico, while other sources count up to 1,200. Whatever the number, the Government of Puerto Rico officially recognized 248 of them. In Puerto Rico there are 78 Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipalities of which 44 have a coastline.   – Indicates a Blue Flag beach   – Indicates camping area   – Indicates diving or snorkeling area   – Indicates scuba area   – Indicates surfing area   – Indicates lifeguards posted   – Indicates fishing area   – Indicates swimming area Eastern region beaches Luquillo *La Monserrate Beach, Luquillo Beach "La Monserrate", **Mar Sin Barreras (Wheelchair accessible section of "La Monserrate" Beach) *La Pared Beach, Surfing Beach "La Pared" *Playa Azul Beach Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra *Flamenco Beach *Brava Beach *Larga Beach *Carlos Rosario Beach *Cayo Luis Peña, Luis Peña Beach *Punta Soldado Beach ...
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Beaches Of Puerto Rico
Some sources state there are close to 300 beaches in Puerto Rico, while other sources count up to 1,200. Whatever the number, the Government of Puerto Rico officially recognized 248 of them. In Puerto Rico there are 78 Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipalities of which 44 have a coastline.   – Indicates a Blue Flag beach   – Indicates camping area   – Indicates diving or snorkeling area   – Indicates scuba area   – Indicates surfing area   – Indicates lifeguards posted   – Indicates fishing area   – Indicates swimming area Eastern region beaches Luquillo *La Monserrate Beach, Luquillo Beach "La Monserrate", **Mar Sin Barreras (Wheelchair accessible section of "La Monserrate" Beach) *La Pared Beach, Surfing Beach "La Pared" *Playa Azul Beach Culebra, Puerto Rico, Culebra *Flamenco Beach *Brava Beach *Larga Beach *Carlos Rosario Beach *Cayo Luis Peña, Luis Peña Beach *Punta Soldado Beach ...
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