This article is about the mountain in Puerto Rico. For the killings that occurred on the mountain in 1978, see Cerro Maravilla Incident.
Cerro Maravilla is one of the highest peaks in Puerto Rico at 1,160 metres. It is located in the city of Villalba in the south area of the island, and is part of the Cordillera Central. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Image:Villalba seal. ... The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... Cordillera Central is the main mountainous range in Puerto Rico. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Communication towers at Cerro Maravilla where the shootings took place. ... Image:Villalba seal. ... Cordillera Central is the main mountainous range in Puerto Rico. ...
The peak might be best known for being the setting where two pro-independenceactivists were slain in July 25, 1978 in a police ambush (see Maravilla Hill case.) This controversy has since turned the mountain into a meeting point for supporters of the independence of the island to gather annually to remember the murdered activists and condemn the current colonial status. Independence is the self-government of a nation, country, or state by its residents and population, generally exercising sovereignty. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as involvement in action to bring about change, be it social, political, environmental, or other change. ... July 25 is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... An ambush is a long established military tactic in which an ambushing force uses concealment to attack an enemy that passes its position. ... See the articles discussion page for more information. ...
The level of the lakes begins at 40 m (130 ft) at Lake Maravilla and gradually ascends to nearly 200 m (700 ft) at Lake San Martin/O'Higgins.
The Andes continue to be to the west an enormous rugged mass of ice and snow of an average height of 2700 m (9000 ft), sending glaciers to all the eastern fjords.
While the western range of the Cordillera is principally formed by volcanic rocks, the eastern (to the east of the range is Cerro Potosí, (4700 m (15,400 ft) Andes of Bolivia are chiefly composed of old crystalline rocks.
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