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Arecibo ( / ˌærəˈsiːboʊ /; Spanish pronunciation: [aɾeˈsiβo]) is a city and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, located north of Utuado and Ciales; east of Hatillo; and west of Barceloneta and Florida. It is about 50 miles (80 km) west of San Juan, the capital city.
Arecibo Mall. / 18.46889°N 66.72944°W / 18.46889; -66.72944. Ave. Rotario Esq. 129, Urb. San Luis. Arecibo Mall was an enclosed shopping mall formerly located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. At its peak it had 30+ establishments, and was anchored by a Gonzalez Padín department store and a Sears. It is now occupied by government offices.
The Music of Puerto Rico has evolved as a heterogeneous and dynamic product of diverse cultural resources. The most conspicuous musical sources of Puerto Rico have primarily included African, Taino Indigenous, and European influences. Puerto Rican music culture today comprises a wide and rich variety of genres, ranging from essentially native ...
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Arecibo is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions. [ 1] The barrios and subbarrios, [ 2] in turn, are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores ( sectors in English).
Arecibo Lighthouse & Historical Park ( Spanish: Faro de Arecibo) is a historic lighthouse located in the city of Arecibo, Puerto Rico. It is also known as Los Morrillos Lighthouse and is as a monument to Puerto Rico's complex history under Spanish colonial rule. Perched atop the Punta Morrillos headland since 1898, this iconic lighthouse was ...
Arecibo barrio-pueblo. / 18.473129°N 66.72022°W / 18.473129; -66.72022. Arecibo barrio-pueblo is a barrio and downtown area that serves as the administrative center ( seat) of Arecibo, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 8,488. [1] [4] [5] [6]
Lobos de Arecibo. Lobos de Arecibo (English: Wolves) were a professional baseball team in the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, based in Arecibo. The Lobos won the 1983 national baseball championship and the 1983 Caribbean World Series, the only time the franchise won both titles.
The Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña (English: Museum of Puerto Rican Music) is a museum in Ponce, Puerto Rico, that showcases the development of Puerto Rican music, with displays of Taíno, Spanish, and African musical instruments that were played in the romantic danza genre, the favorite music of 19th-century Puerto Rican high society, as well as the more African-inspired bomba and plena ...