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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 ...
Casa Ulanga, also known as the former Superior Court of Arecibo ( Spanish: Antiguo Tribunal Superior de Arecibo ), is a historic building located at 7 Gonzalo Marín Street in the historic center of the Puerto Rican municipality of Arecibo. Due to its historic and architectural importance the building was added to the United States National ...
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]
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 ...
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).
Daniel Fernández Torres (born April 27, 1964) is a Puerto Rican Catholic prelate who served as bishop of the Diocese of Arecibo in Puerto Rico from 2010 to 2022. He spent the years 2007 to 2010 as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Juan in Puerto Rico. Fernández was removed as bishop of Arecibo by Pope Francis on March 9, 2021 ...