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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.
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 ...
The Arecibo Observatory, also known as the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center ( NAIC) and formerly known as the Arecibo Ionosphere Observatory, is an observatory in Barrio Esperanza, Arecibo, Puerto Rico owned by the US National Science Foundation (NSF). The observatory's main instrument was the Arecibo Telescope, a 305 m (1,000 ft ...
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 ...
The Arecibo Telescope was a 305 m (1,000 ft) spherical reflector radio telescope built into a natural sinkhole at the Arecibo Observatory located near Arecibo, Puerto Rico. A cable-mount steerable receiver and several radar transmitters for emitting signals were mounted 150 m (492 ft) above the dish. Completed in November 1963, the Arecibo ...
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]
In 1946, coached by Wilfredo Franco, Tingo Díaz, Piro Méndez and for a pre-Olympic tournament, the Capitanes emerged. A group of young athletes, mostly from Arecibo, like: Manuel Gilberto (Petaca) Iguina, Quicón Iguina, Abdiel de la Rosa, Alberto Renta, Joaquín Balaguer, Armando Villamil, y Pipe Beníquez showed themselves to be a part of it and dominated the sport in Puerto Rico ...
Miraflores. Barrio. Puerto Rico Highway 637 in Miraflores. Location of Miraflores within the municipality of Arecibo shown in red. Miraflores. Location of Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18°25′00″N 66°38′50″W. / 18.416798°N 66.647109°W / 18.416798; -66.647109.