Esperanza is a
''comunidad'' in
Puerto Real
Puerto Real () is a seaport in Andalusia, in the province of Cádiz. , it had a population of 40,667.
The town is located on the northern shore of the inner lobe of the Bay of Cádiz, on the site of the ancient Roman settlement of Portus Gadit ...
Barrio, on the south side of the island of
Vieques, Puerto Rico
Vieques (; ), officially Isla de Vieques, is an island and municipality of Puerto Rico, in the northeastern Caribbean, part of an island grouping sometimes known as the Spanish Virgin Islands. Vieques is part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, ...
.
It was the location of
Hacienda Casa del Frances, a historic site listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Climate
Due to the town's location inside the
tropics
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in
the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
, its low elevation, and its position in the Caribbean Sea, Esperanza experiences a
Tropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...
(
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* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
''Af''). This results in a hot and wet climate throughout the year, with no significant change in temperature between seasons. Precipitation is spread evenly around the year, but the town experiences its greatest rainfall between the months of Aug-Nov.
Gallery
Malecon House, Esperanza, Vieques, Puerto Rico - panoramio - David Broad (2).jpg, Malecon House in Esperanza
Malecon House, Esperanza, Vieques, Puerto Rico - panoramio - David Broad (1).jpg, View from Malecon House
Esperanza, Vieques, Puerto Rico at night.jpg, Esperanza at night
Boats in Esperanza, Vieques, Puerto Rico.jpg, Boats in Esperanza
Cliffs around Esperanza, Vieques, Puerto Rico.jpg, Cliffs around Esperanza, Vieques
View of El Yunque when sailing around Vieques, Puerto Rico.jpg, View of El Yunque when sailing around Vieques
Esperanza, Vieques, Puerto Rico.jpg, Esperanza, Vieques
Playa Esperanza at night, Vieques, Puerto Rico.jpg, Playa Esperanza at night, Vieques
Main Street of Esperanza, Puerto Rico.jpg, Downtown Esperanza
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 ...
*
List of barrios and sectors of Vieques, Puerto Rico
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Vieques is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are roughly comparable to minor civil divisions, (and means ''wards'' or ''boroughs'' or ''neighborhoods'' in English). The barrios and ...
References
External links
* http://www.buyzips.com/zip/Vieques/PR/00765/Vieques.htm Retrieved June 14, 2017.
Census profile: Esperanza, PRRetrieved June 14, 2017.
Basic Facts about Vieques, Puerto Rico
Vieques, Puerto Rico
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