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e. The Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority ( PRASA; Spanish: Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Puerto Rico) is a water company and the government-owned corporation responsible for water quality, management, and supply in Puerto Rico, a US insular area. [ 1] PRASA is the only entity authorized to conduct such business in Puerto ...
El Yunque National Forest is located on the slopes of the Sierra de Luquillo mountains, encompassing more than 28,000 acres (43.753 mi 2 or 113.32 km 2) of land, making it the largest block of public land in Puerto Rico . The forest contains and is named after named Pico El Yunque, the second highest mountain in the Sierra de Luquillo.
August 22–23 – Tropical Storm Dean dropped heavy rainfall across Puerto Rico, peaking at 12.7 inches (322 mm) in Salinas. The passage of Dean resulted in widespread flooding in eastern and southern Puerto Rico, collapsing two bridges and one road. Several highways were under water, and one car was swept away by the floodwaters.
Cerro de Punta. / 18.17250°N 66.59194°W / 18.17250; -66.59194. Cerro de Punta or Cerro Punta is the highest peak in Puerto Rico, rising to 1,338 meters (4,390 ft) above sea level. [ note 1] The mountain is part of the Cordillera Central and is located in the municipality of Jayuya, Puerto Rico [ 3][ 4][ 5][ 1][ 6]
Agüeybaná El Bravo is a stone statue to the memory of Agüeybaná II, is 1 Taíno cacique in Puerto Rico, for his bravery in fighting the Spanish invaders during the sixteenth century. It is located at Plaza Agüeybaná El Bravo in Barrio Playa , at the southeast corner of the intersection of PR-2 /Ponce Bypass and Avenida Hostos , just south ...
The highest elevation point in Puerto Rico, Cerro de Punta (4,390 feet or 1,338 meters), [3] is located in Cordillera Central, while El Yunque, one of the most famous peaks in Puerto Rico, located in the Sierra Luquillo at the El Yunque National Forest, has a maximum elevation of 3,540 feet (1,080 m).
El Morrillo or "Big Cay hill top". Administration. United States. Puerto Rico. Commonwealth. Puerto Rico. Municipality. Humacao. Cayo Santiago, also known as Santiago Island, Isla de los monos (or Island of the monkeys ), is located at 18°09′23″N 65°44′03″W, 0.59 mi (0.95 km) 0.6 mi (1.0 km) to the east of Punta Santiago, Humacao ...