Adjuntas (ahd-HOON-tahs), is a small mountainside town in Puerto Rico located central midwest of the island on the Central Mountain range (La Cordillera Central), north of Yauco, Guayanilla and Peñuelas; southeast of Utuado; east of Lares and Yauco; and west of Ponce. Adjuntas is spread over 16 wards and Adjuntas Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). Adjuntas is about two hours by car westward from San Juan. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... Political parties in Puerto Rico lists political parties in Puerto Rico. ... The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico (PNP) in Spanish— is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rico to become a state of the United States. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... This article is in need of attention. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... The Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... It has been suggested that leap second be merged into this article or section. ... Cordillera Central is the main mountainous range in Puerto Rico. ... Yauco is a city (ciudad) in southwestern Puerto Rico bounded on the west by the municipalities of Sabana Grande and Guánica, on the north by Maricao, on the east by Guayanilla, and on the south, at the end of a narrow strip of territory, by the Caribbean Sea. ... Guayanilla is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Image:Peñuelas. ... Image:Utuado seal. ... Lares is a small mountain town in Puerto Ricos central-western area. ... Nickname: Ciudad de los Leones , La Perla del Sur Location within the island of Puerto Rico Country Puerto Rico Mayor Francisco Zayas Seijo (PPD) Area    - City 501. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Adjuntas is nicknamed the Switzerland of Puerto Rico, because of its relatively chilly weather. Many Puerto Rican mountain towns have colder weather than the rest of the island; Adjuntas is no exception: in Adjuntas, average yearly weather is 72 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool weather attracts a good number of island tourists during the summer months. The town has a small hotel named Monte Rio and a good size parador, or country inn, called Villa Sotomayor. It also has the honor of being the postal area with the lowest numerical ZIP Code in the United States Postal Service (00601). Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

History

Adjuntas was founded August 11, 1815, by Diego Maldonado, gaining administrative independence from Utuado. Utuado is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ...

After the mid 1800's, Adjuntas welcomed many immigrants from the Mediterranean islands Corsica and Majorca. Some of them established coffee plantations. During the last decades of XIX century, the fine coffee produced in Adjuntas was exported to Europe, United States and even The Vatican. Capital Ajaccio Land area¹ 8,680 km² President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Population   - Jan. ... Majorca (Mallorca in Catalan and Spanish, sometimes also encountered in English),: from Latin insula maior, later Maiorica, (major island) is one of the Balearic Islands (Catalan: Illes Balears, Spanish: Islas Baleares), which are located in the Mediterranean Sea and are a part of Spain. ...

It was proclaimed "villa", or a first order municipality, by the Spanish Government Monarchy in 1894. Chief of State King Juan Carlos I, since November 22, 1975. ...

Adjuntas was occupied by the United States Army forces during the Spanish American War of 1898 and was visited by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Spanish-American War took place in 1898, and resulted in the United States of America gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific. ... Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. ...

The discovery of rich deposits of copper, gold and other minerals during the 1960's, motivated some local community and environmental leaders to opposed the minning. By the 1990's they convinced the Puerto Rican Government to take a stand against the minning industry, on behalf of conservation. Today, instead of minning, with the leadership of Casa Pueblo, a community organization, Adjuntas leads the preservation of natural resources movement in Puerto Rico.

Demographics

Barrios (Districts/Wards)

Geo/Topography

Guilarte State Forest Between Adjuntas, Peñuelas and Yauco

Economic

Agriculture

Adjuntas main industry is the growing of tropical crops such as bananas, coffee and citron. Banana can be The Banana fruit The town Banana, Queensland The town Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo The Rev. ... A cup of coffee Coffee is a popular beverage prepared from the roasted seeds (not beans, though they are almost always called coffee beans) of the coffee plant. ... Citron is a citrus fruit of the species Citrus medica. ...

Business

Industrial

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

• Guilarte
• Hacienda Bareal Ruins
• Hacienda El Muerto
• Hacienda La Arbela
• Hacienda Pietri Ruins
• Inabon Waterfalls
• Mirador de Vegas Arriba
• Poblado Castañer
• Sotomayor Villa

Casa Pueblo [1] is a local museum and cultural institution called founded by a group of local activists who fought against the copper mines exploitation of the area for decades. Casa Pueblo is responsible for many environmental projects like the preservation of hundred of acres of pristine woods and fresh water bodies.

Festivals and events

• Festival del Gigante - March
• Festival de la Cidra - March
• San Joaquín & Santa Ana Patron Festivities - August

Transportation

The main road is Puerto Rico 10, that connects the cities of Ponce in the South and Arecibo in the North. In addition, there is a small airport that caters to private airplanes. Nickname: Ciudad de los Leones , La Perla del Sur Location within the island of Puerto Rico Country Puerto Rico Mayor Francisco Zayas Seijo (PPD) Area    - City 501. ... Arecibo is a municipality in Puerto Rico named after the Taino Cacique Arasibo. ...

Education

The education in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico is about intermediate, meaning that about 50% of the population is literate. Of the population that is not literate most become farmers. Of the half that are, they leave to more advanced places such as San Juan, Puerto Rico, and work there as scientists, geologists, doctors, and much more. The schools in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico are mainly very educational. Though, there are some public schools that are very poor in education, though this is not their fault. The government doesn't have enough money to pay for the resources that thepublic schools need. So, many private schools donate things of which they have in abundance.

Sports

The town has a professional volleyball team called Gigantes de Adjuntas.

Notable Adjunteños

• Dr.Norman Maldonado - Physician and former President of the University of Puerto Rico
• Dr. Arístides Moll (1880-1965) - Physician, writer and poet. Secretary of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau of the Pan American Health Organization
• Jesús M. Benitez
• Rafael Bosh - Lawyer, poet and writer. Legal adviser of the Committee of Insular Affairs of the Senate of United States of America
• Josefina Moll, (writer)
• Pelegrín López de Victoria (1850-1942) - Writer
• Rafael de Jesús Cordero (1897-1974) - Economist. Professor and cofounder of the Department of Economy of the University of Puerto Rico. First Puerto Rican to held the position of Auditor of Puerto Rico, named by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1943. First Comptroller of Puerto Rico.

Dr. Norman Maldonado, a native of the mountain town of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, is one of Puerto Ricos top hematologists and served as President of the University of Puerto Rico. ... The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the university system of Puerto Rico. ... The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency with 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. ... Seal of the U.S. Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the university system of Puerto Rico. ... FDR redirects here. ...

References

Footnotes

Books about Adjuntas

Additional Information

Adjuntas was featured in part of an article about Puerto Rican lifestyles released in the March 2003 National Geographic magazine issue. it is cool 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ...

External links

• Welcome to Puerto Rico Adjuntas
• Link to Puerto Rico Adjuntas
• Map of Adjuntas Puerto Rico

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