Aguada, Puerto Rico
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| Nickname: "La Villa de Sotomayor", "Villa de San Francisco de Asís de la Aguada", "El Pueblo Playero", "La Ciudad del Vaticano" | ||||
| Gentilic: "Aguadeños" | ||||
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| Founded | 1739 | |||
| Mayor | Hon. Luis A. "Berty" Echevarria | |||
| Political party | PNP | |||
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| Total (2000) | 42,042 | |||
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| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | |||
| Official website: http://www.aguadapuertorico.com | ||||
| Anthem - "Muchos siglos han pasado" | ||||
Aguada (ah-GWAH-dah) is a municipality of Puerto Rico, located in the Costal Valley of the West region bordering the Atlantic Ocean, west of Rincón, Aguadilla and Moca; and north to Anasco. Aguada's population is spread over 17 wards and Aguada Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
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[edit] Demographics
[edit] Barrios (Districts/Wards)
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[edit] Geo/Topography
Aguada's most important rivers are: Cañas, Culebra, Culebrinas, Grande, Guayabo, Ingenio and Madre Vieja.
[edit] Anthem
By Rolando Acevedo Lorenzo
Muchos siglos han pasado... ¡Por Aguada fue!
Terminando el Siglo Quince, en el noventa y trés.
¡Aquí fue! ¡Sí señor! ¡Aquí fue!
¡Noviembre diecinueve, por Aguada fue!
Por tus playas entró la Luz de Cristo Redentor.
Por tus playas llegó la Lengua del Conquistador.
Con la Cruz, del Señor el Amor;
y con el Castellano el verbo ardiente y creador.
Tienes la Ermita de Espinar, donde a los Frailes se inmoló,
teniendo así el honor de ser, primeros Mártires de Dios.
¡Y aquí fue; y así fue que surgió
el Génesis Isleño; Villa de Sotomayor!
Aguadilla, San Sebastián, Moca y el pueblo de Rincón;
¡tus hijos son!; ¡tus hijos son!
Por eso en la historia serás faro de luz, piedra angular
y en este cielo de Borinquen, con luz propia brillarás.
¡Y en este cielo de Borinquen, con luz propia brillarás!
[edit] Economic
[edit] Agriculture
Caña de azucar (Coloso)
[edit] Business
[edit] Industrial
[edit] Tourism
The restaurant at the far end of the island (on the West coast in Aguada to be exact) is called Platano Loco -- The Crazy Plantain -- and it, indeed, serves a plantain sandwich. Along with plantain dumpling soup, plantain pizza, plantain parmesan, plantain burgers and spaghetti with a plantain sauce
[edit] Landmarks and places of interest
- Aguada Museum located in a former railroad station building.
- Coloso Sugar Cane Rifenery
- La Cruz de Culebrinas
- Hermitage del Pinar
- Pico de Piedra Beach
- Loma Linda Stables
- San Francisco de Asís Parish
[edit] Festivals and events
- Noche de San Juan Festival - June
- Chopa Festival - August
- Juey Festival - October
- San Francisco de Asis Patron Festivities - October
- Artesans Fair - November
[edit] Transportation
trolly
[edit] Education
[edit] Sports
[edit] Notable "Aguadeños"
- Reverend Raul Villanueva Torres - Pastor, Poet, Patriot
- Ismael Miranda - Salsa Singer
- Juan B. Soto - Philosopher
- Juan B. Arrílloga Roqué - Politician
- Flores Negrón Rodriguez - Artisan
- Otilia Ruiz Perez - Artisan
- Carlos Gonzalez, MD.
- Negrón Family
- Victor Rivera
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[edit] Books about Aguada
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[edit] Photo gallery
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