Cities and Towns in Puerto Rico Part II

This is the second part of the hub about Cities and Towns in Puerto Rico. The first hub includes the cities and towns of Puerto Rico with names starting from A to C. This hub will include from D to J.

We have 78 Municipalities, to present them I decided to start in alphabetical order and sharing their nicknames, places of interest and Coat of Arms.

Heraldry - Shields and Interpretation

A shield is a graphical representation of the values, beliefs or symbols of a particular group. This group can be a family, a people, a kingdom or any other institution. Their origin and rules come from back in Europe during the Middle Ages. During the crusades, the armor made the knights unrecognizable and used the idea of ​​painting emblems on shields to distinguish allies in the battlefield.

For centuries, hundreds of regions and various noble families adopted a series of symbols and drew or engraved on their shields of war. The alliances, ranks, family ties and other historic features can be interpreted in the designs represented in these coats of arms. This is the reason why I am sharing them, as part of the presentation of each City or Town in Puerto Rico.

Cleanest Town in Puerto Rico, and the Golden City

Attractions:

1. Recreational Area Ojo del Buey (Mouth of the Plata River)
2. Sardinera Beach
3. Bazaar of the Square Park
4. Dorado del Mar Golf Course
5. Hyatt Dorado East Course
6. Hyatt Dorado West Course
7. Art and History Museum
8. Marcos Juan Alegria Residence and Museum
9. Spanish Government House
10. Aviation Park
11. Artisan Square
12. Del Plata Exhibition Hall
13. Juan Boria Theater

The City that Guards the Sun of the Caribbean, The City of the Rising Sun,Town of the Tough Faces.

Attractions:

1. Airport
2. Dry Forest
3. Saint James
4. Icacos, Palomino, and Palomito keys
5. Old Sugar Mill Chimneys
6. Coliseum Tomas Dones Hernandez
7. Skate Park
8. Lighthouse
9. Hotel El Conquistador
10. Marina Islet
11. Bioluminescent lagoon
12. Puerto Chico Marina
13. Puerto del Rey Marina
14. Monument to Antonio R. Barceló
15. Monument to General Antonio Valero de Bernabe and Patriot's Promenade
16. Municipal Naratorium
17. Concepción Perez Alberto Park
18. Equestrian Park
19. Las Croaba Park
20. Rocosa Beach
21. Sardinera Beach
22. Seven Seas Beach
23. Las Cabezas de San Juan Natural Reserve
24. Vieques and Culebra Ferry Terminal
25. Villa Marina

Land of the Enchanted River, Karst Country, and the Cayenalisa Pineapple Town

Attractions:

1. Natural Preserve Rio Encantado
2. Colonial House
3. Recreational Park
4. Florida Hills

Friendship Town, The Crabbers, Town of the Twelve Streets, Portal to Culture

Attractions:

1. Blue Beach
2. Caña Gorda Beach
3. Caprón Fortress
4. Guilligan's Island
5. Hacienda Santa Rita
6. Lighthouse
7. Malecón
8. Manglillo Beach
9. Monument to Veterans of the Spanish-American War
10. Nautical School
11. Pink Beach
12. Punta de Brea
13. Punta Hunchback
14. Santa Beach
15. Serra Beach
16. State Forest
17. Sugar Mill
18. Whale Bay Natural Reserve

Town of the Wizards, and the City of the Guanami.

Attractions:

1. Bust of Luis Palés Matos
2. Carite Lake
3. Pozuelo Beach
4. Punta de las Figuras Lighthouse
5. Rodeo Beach
6. The Mareas
7. Vives Mill

Land of Agüeybaná, Fishermen's Village

Attractions:

1. Emajagua Beach
2. Gold Falls
3. Guilarte Forest
4. Mario Castle Market
5. Ruins of the San Francisco Central Sugar Mill
6. Tamarindo Beach
7. The Convent Spring Caves
8. Window Beach

Puerto Rico's First Settlement, City of The Conquerors, Capital of Sports, Ruins of Caparra, Carnival Mabó Town.

Attractions:

1. Bust of Roman Baldorioty
2. Caribbean Recreational Center
3. Guaynabo Fine Arts Center
4. Mets Pavilion
5. Old Telegraph Facilities
6. Ruins of Earnest
7. Sports Museum
8. Vortex II Sculpture in the Cultural Square

Town of the Staircases

Attractions:

1. Cofresi Park
2. The Hill
3. Exhibition Center
4. Former City Hall and Clock
5. Loiza Lagoon
6. Mirador Estate
7. University of Turabo Museum

Capital of The Dairy Industry, Hatillo of Our Hearts, Land of the Green Fields, Town with No Soup, and the Town of the Ranchers.

Attractions:

1. Beach House Country Inn
2. Colonial Walk
3. Del Carmen Walk
4. Francisco Mendez Deida Coliseum
5. Hatillo Caves
6. Illustrious Citizens Park
7. José Antonio Monrouzeau Theater
8. The Marina Beach
9. Bayaney Old Sugar Mill
10. Pagan Cave
11. Ruins of Hacienda Santa Rosa
12. Santa Rosa Sugar Mill
13. Sardine Beach

Miracle Town, and the Pilgrim's Town.

Attractions:

1. Julita Arenas Theater
2. Our Lady of Montserrat Basilica
3. Pilgrims Inn
4. Public Library
5. Hacienda San Jose
6. Segundo Ruiz Belvis Mausoleum
7. Silva Bridge
8. The Pens Springs
9. Torréns Bridge
10. Train Tunnel

The Pearl of the East, and the Bone-Gnawer's.

Attractions:

1. Airport
2. Angel "Lito" Peña Art Center
3. Antonin Nechodoma.
4. Aquatic Park
5. Beach and Resort Punta Santiago
6. Beach Buena Vista
7. Beach Candlestick Point
8. Beach The Morrillo
9. Grain Factory
10. Guzman Family Maousoleum (Ermita Guzman
11. Monument to Teachers
12. Monument to the Cacique Jumacao
13. Observatory at the University of Puerto Rico
14. Pterocarpus Forest
15. Roig House Museum
16. Wildlife Reserve

The Garden of the Northwest, The Young Roosters, and the Town of the White String Cheese.

Attractions:

1. Beach Jobos
2. Beach Lots
3. Beach Sardinera
4. Beach the Shacks
5. Guajataca State Forest
6. Guajataca Tunnel
7. Indian Face - Limestone sculpture
8. Indian Face - Pastillo Beach
9. Natural Pool Jacinto
10. Natural Pool The Wizard
11. Ruins of the Saint Anthony of the Tuna Shrine
12. Sculpture of Chief Mabodamaca

Town of the High Ground, Town of the Tomato, Town of the Three Peaks, Indigenous Capital of Puerto Rico, Overlook of Puerto Rico, and the Artisan Mecca.

Attractions:

1. Channels House Museum
2. Cultural Center
3. Parador Hacienda Inn Gripiñas
4. Monument to Chief Hayuya
5. Monument to Nemesio R. Channels
6. Museum The Cemí
7. Music Square
8. The Three Picacho
9. The Written Rock
10. Tomb of the Puerto Rican Indian

The Mabee Town, The City of the Jacaguas River, The City of the Three Kings, and the Bethlehem of Puerto Rico.

Attractions:

1. Camboya Boardwalk
2. Children's Park
3. Collores Ward
4. Collores Waterfall
5. Gardens of Santo Domingo Promenade
6. Guayabal Lake and Reservoir
7. Lucero Cave
8. Luis Llorens Torres Square
9. Monument to the Three Kings
10. Schoenstatt Shrine
11. Stone Forest
12. Three Kings Museum
13. Veterans Square.

The Valencian City

Attractions:

1. Central Sugar Mill
2. Escuté Walkway
3. Former Cigar Factory
4. Former City Hall
5. Former Municipal Jail
6. Soldier's Plaza
7. The Christ of Brotherhood
8. The Theater
9. Theater Cafe

I hope you are enjoying these articles of Puerto Rico. You ought to start planning where to stay from the municipals presented. Start packing your luggage.

Blessings to all!

© Maria Magdalena Ruiz O’Farrill