Porta del Sol is a

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in western

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. It consists of 17 municipalities in the western area: Quebradillas, Isabela, San Sebastián, Moca, Aguadilla, Aguada, Rincón, Añasco, Mayagüez, Las Marías, Maricao, Hormigueros, San Germán, Sábana Grande, Guánica, Lajas and Cabo Rojo. Porta del Sol was established in 2003 by the

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. The name translates to "Doorway to the Sun" Two major airports with commercial service connect the area to other cities in Puerto Rico and the world, these being

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in Aguadilla with services on five passenger airlines as well as some cargo airlines, and Eugenio Maria de Hostos Airport in Mayagüez, with domestic flights to San Juan on one airline.

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*Biobay,

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* Boqueron Beach, Cabo Rojo *

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 ...

, Mayagüez *Domes Beach, Rincón * Palacete Los Moreau *

Guajataca Lake Guajataca Lake, or Lago Guajataca, is a reservoir of the Guajataca River created by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority in 1929. It is located between the municipalities of San Sebastián, Quebradillas, and Isabela in Puerto Rico, and re ...

Club Deportivo del Oeste Club Deportivo del Oeste is a private club in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico which has the largest marina and one of only two golf courses in the Porta del Sol region of Puerto Rico. History The Club Deportivo del Oeste was founded in 1965 by prominent ...

Guajataca Tunnel Guajataca Tunnel is a railroad tunnel that connected the town of Isabela and Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. The tunnel is one of the most significant work of the remnants of the national railway system that connected the island during the first half ...

* Guánica Dry Forest, Guánica * Guilligan's Island * Los Morillos Lighthouse, Cabo Rojo * Mayagüez Zoo * Porta Coeli - Religious Museum * Rincon Lighthouse *Salt Flats and Lighthouse Area, Cabo Rojo (El Combate)

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