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Puerto Rico Highway 101
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Puerto Rico Highway 101 (PR-101) is a rural road leaving the town of Boquerón, Cabo Rojo and Lajas, to the town of San Germán. Among their intersections are the PR-100, PR-301 (to El Combate), PR-103 PR-116 (to Guánica), PR-166 and PR-102. Major intersections Related route Puerto Rico Highway 3101 (PR-3101) is a road parallel to PR-101 between the municipalities of Lajas and San Germán. It is known as ''Calle San Blas'' in downtown Lajas. See also * * References External links Carretera 101, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico 101 101 may refer to: * 101 (number), the number * AD 101, a year in the 2nd century AD * 101 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC It may also refer to: Entertainment * ''101'' (album), a live album and documentary by Depeche Mode * "101" (song), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boquerón, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Boquerón is a barrio in the municipality of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,373. The village of Boquerón, located on the Boquerón Bay is one of the main tourist attractions in the southwestern part of the island. In 2000, its population was 4,963. 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 Boquerón was 1,185. People from the El Combate community in barrio Boquerón are known as ''mata con hacha'' ("those who kill with axes") based on an old folk tale about a fight over the ''salinas'', where those from Cabo Rojo fought with axes against people from the adjacent town of Lajas. The latter apparently fought back by throwing stones and are thus known as ''tira piedras'' ("those who throw stones"). F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Highway 100
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Puerto Rico Highway 100 (PR-100) is a secondary highway in southwestern Puerto Rico, located mostly in the municipality of Cabo Rojo. Route description Beginning at its intersection with PR-2 in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, the highway runs south for about 15 kilometers and is main gateway to local tourist destinations such as Boquerón, Combate (via PR-301 and PR-3301) and Puerto Real. It also connects PR-2 to PR-102. It is mostly divided, but in the end it is three lanes (2 to go and 1 returning, and later backwards). It ends at PR-301. PR-100 Cabo Rojo.jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 100 in Cabo Rojo Major intersections See also * Tony Fas Alzamora References External links * 100 100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candelaria, Lajas, Puerto Rico
Candelaria is a barrio in the municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,599. 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 A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ... of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Candelaria barrio was 1,208. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico References Barrios of Lajas, Puerto Rico {{LajasPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanos, Lajas, Puerto Rico
Llanos is a barrio in the municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 675. 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 combined population of Palmarejo and Llanos barrios was 1,160. See also * List of communities in Puerto Rico In Puerto Rico, there are 78 municipalities and 902 municipio subdivisions made up of 827 barrios and 75 barrios-pueblo. There are also a number of subbarrios and communities. The following is a list of the 902 barrios, some of the subbarrios, i ... References Barrios of Lajas, Puerto Rico {{LajasPR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seagull Intersection
A seagull intersectionJohn Harper, Wal Smart, Michael de Roos''Seagull Intersection Layout. Island Point Road – A Case Study'' 2000 – 2010 or continuous green T-intersection (also known as a turbo-T (in Florida) or High-T intersection (in Nevada and Utah)Nevada DOT''US93 Lakeshore v4 Handouts''/ref>) is a type of three-way road intersection, usually used on high traffic volume roads and dual carriageways. This form of intersection is popular in Australia and New Zealand, and sometimes used in the United States and other countries. Design Seagull intersections get their name from the pattern that the two cross-traffic turn lanes make when looking down at them from the air. In a seagull intersection, one or more lanes of traffic on the arterial road, on the carriageway opposite the intersecting side road, are free flowing, that is, one direction of traffic on the arterial is allowed to travel straight through without stopping. The free-flowing lane(s) are called "continuou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Highway 102
Puerto Rico Highway 102 (PR-102) is a main highway in the southwestern portion of the Porta del Sol region of Puerto Rico. It begins at Puerto Rico Highway 2 north of central Mayagüez and runs through the municipalities of Cabo Rojo and San Germán, coming to an end in downtown Sabana Grande. Route description Mayagüez PR-102 begins as a short two-lane road at an intersection with north of the Mar y Sol neighborhood. The road travels southwest down a relatively steep slope for approximately 0.23 miles where it comes to an intersection with the six-lane, north–south, arterial Avenida Comercio/ PR-64 and the secondary, east–west, Calle Concordia/ PR-3342. PR-102 replaces PR-64 southbound into where it runs through the Concordia Public Housing Complex until reaching a crossing at Yagüez River where it enters the industrial area immediately west of central Mayagüez. After crossing the Yagüez, the road decreases to four-lanes unofficially since there is an abs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Highway 166
Puerto Rico Highway 166 (PR-166) is a by-pass in San Germán, Puerto Rico. The highway is an avenue which was built for drivers passing through PR-102 could bypass the downtown area of San Germán. Among its intersections are PR-102 (to downtown San Germán, Cabo Rojo and Sabana Grande), PR-101 (to Lajas) and PR-122 (to PR-2 Puerto Rico Highway 2 (PR-2) is a road in Puerto Rico that connects the cities of San Juan and Ponce. At 156 miles (230 km) long, it is Puerto Rico's longest singled-signed highway. The road runs counter-clockwise from San Juan to Ponce. ...). Major intersections See also * * * Jorge Alberto Ramos Comas References External links * 166 San Germán, Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guánica, Puerto Rico
Guánica (, ) is a town and municipality in southwestern Puerto Rico, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Sabana Grande, east of Lajas, and west of Yauco. It is part of the Yauco metropolitan statistical area. The town of Guánica, also known as Pueblo de Guánica, is the principal town of the municipality. The town's population in 2000 was 9,247 people among 3,808 housing units over a land area of . The town is located on a deeply indented harbor of the same name. The harbor resembles a tropical fjord, narrow and bordered by rugged hills, barely a quarter-mile wide, but about from mouth to the town. The town is about and over two hours' driving distance from San Juan, and about west of Ponce. Guánica's postal ZIP Code is 00653 and telephone area codes are 787 and 939. The urban settlement of Ensenada has a separate postal ZIP Code of 00647. History Settlement Juan Ponce de Leon landed in the Guánica harbor on August 12, 1508, and founded a town called Guaynía ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Highway 116
Puerto Rico Highway 116 (PR-116) is a main highway in the southwest part of Puerto Rico, beginning in Guánica, Puerto Rico at Puerto Rico Highway 2 to Lajas, Puerto Rico at Puerto Rico Highway 101. Route description It is the main route to Guánica and Lajas, and grants access to places such as the Dry Forest of Puerto Rico (Bosque Seco), common for its cacti and dry, desert-like climate, and also to beaches like Parguera in Lajas and Playa Santa in Guánica. It is divided, two lane-per-direction in the first 4 kilometers before turning one lane-per direction in the rest of its length. The width of its lanes allows for speed limits above the normal rural roads. PR Highway 116.jpg, A rural stretch of Puerto Rico Highway 116 in Lajas, looking east Major intersections PR Highway 116 east end.jpg, Eastern terminus of PR-116 in Guánica where it meets PR-2 Expreso PR-2, salida hacia la carretera PR-116, Guánica, Puerto Rico.jpg, PR-2 west at exit 194 to PR-116 west in Guánica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Highway 103
Puerto Rico Highway 103 (PR-103) is a rural road that connects from the PR-114, near Hormigueros, to the PR-101, in Cabo Rojo. History PR-103 is the old road from Hormigueros, passing through the center of Cabo Rojo, until the PR-101 (which connects from Boquerón to Lajas). Therefore, the PR-100 is a road to replace PR-103 because it is a faster and more comfortable road. Major intersections See also * 1953 Puerto Rico highway renumbering References External links * 103 103 may refer to: *103 (number), the number *AD 103, a year in the 2nd century AD *103 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC * 103 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Field Squadron, a territorial regiment * 103 (Newcastle) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers *103 ( ... Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Highway 301
Puerto Rico Highway 301 (PR-301) is a main highway in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. It begins in PR-101, close to PR-100 (PR-100 makes a final intersection with PR-101 before ending in PR-301), and goes south all the way to Los Morrillos Light, where it ends. It is the main access to the lighthouse, the Cabo Rojo cliffs, and '' Playa Sucia''. PR-301 is one of the few roads in Puerto Rico that are not entirely asphalted; the final kilometers are only sand. That same segment is surrounded by a desalinization plant. Major intersections Related route Puerto Rico Highway 3301 (PR-3301) is an alternate route, or , from its parent route PR-301, and the main (and only) access to Cabo Rojo’s famous beach '' El Combate''. See also * Tony Fas Alzamora References External links PR-301, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico 301 __NOTOC__ Year 301 (Roman numerals, CCCI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
