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Government

Founded

1799

Mayor

Jorge L. Márquez Pérez

Political party

PPD

Senatorial district

7 - Humacao

Representative district

Geographical characteristics

Area

Total

72.21 km²

Land

55 km²

Water

17.21 km²

Population

Total (2000)

14,425

Density

235.9/km²

Time zone

AST (UTC-4)

Anthem – "Maunabo pueblito del sureste de mi amada patria Borinquén"

Maunabo is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southeastern coast, northeast of Patillas and south of Yabucoa. Maunabo is spread over 8 wards and Maunabo Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
The Mayor of the town is Jorge Marquez Perez of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). This town has a population of 14,425. The Zip code of Maunabo is 00707.

The town is also known for its annual crab carnival "Festi-Carnaval Jueyero" which attracts thousands of visitors for a three-day celebration with live music, street fairs, contests and lots of crab-prepared food. The carnival is celebrated during the first week of September, at the peak of the summer heat. As crab is known to be an aphrodisiac, the Carnival also becomes a meeting point for many people. During those three days people are allowed to drink on the streets. Lately, the festivities have being closely monitored by the police.

With an almost unspoiled culture - due to the high mountains that separate the town from the rest- Maunabo is still a very colonial city and the lack of large commercial chains gives it a unique personality compared to the rest of the Island.

Currently, the town is constructing the first tunnels of the Island that go under the eastern side mountains connecting it with the neighboring town of Yabucoa. A Chilean construction company is in charge of the contract. The tunnels have been named Vicente Morales Lebrón when in 1956 tropical storm Betsy damaged the only road that connected the town with the north side of the Island. Maunabeños believe these new tunnels will bring prosperity to their town.

The town is also known for its Punta Tuna Lighthouse built by the Spanish at the end of the 19th century before the Island was turned over to the United States after the Spanish-American War of 1898. Though it has never ceased working, for almost 30 years the lighthouse was not accesible to the public. But thanks to Law 180 presented by Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, the doors of the lighthouse were opened once again to the public on February of 2006. The lighthouse is also a permanent symbol in the town's coat of arms.

Maunabo is also known for its advances in the media. Being almost "disconnected" from the rest of the Island by its high mountains, the maunabeños created their own newspaper called La Esquina "The Corner" in English, on August 30, 1975 by Ramón "Chito" Arroyo and José Orlando Rivera. It started as a community one-sheeter distributed free of charge only in Maunabo, but its popularity was so overwhelming that a year later it was transformed into a monthly tabloid. Today, the paper it is still free of charge, home delivering 40,000 copies not only in Maunabo but also in the southeastern towns of Guayama, Arroyo, Patillas, Yabucoa and Humacao, and read by more than 190,000 people. Recently, the paper opened its new offices in Maunabo where they also work on La Esquina Online and other projects.

The warm, unspoiled and untamed blue and green waters of the beaches of Maunabo are one of its major attractions. The three beaches (Los Bohios, Los Pinos and Playa Punta Tuna) are mostly visited by the locals all year round. The beaches also attract tourists that explore other regions beyond San Juan and other major cities. Surfers love these wild and dangerous waters. The Punta Tuna beach is also known by the locals as Playa Escondida or the "hidden beach", crowned by the Punta Tuna Lighthouse on one side and separated from the main road by lush sea grape trees on the other. The beach is only accessible by foot through a short dust road.

The sand at Los Pinos beach (the name means "the pines" and it comes from a pine-tree-lined hill on the side of the beach) shines with black carbon minerals and legend has it that these come from sea volcanoes or from underwater fossil fuel deposits. The minerals tend to stick to anything that is wet and thus it is rarely visited.

The Los Bohios beach is the most popular beach in town, attracting thousand of visitors each year. The beach has great swimming and barbequing areas. There are fresh water facilities to wash off the salt water. For many years the Los Bohios Restaurant has been the spot of great seafood dinning with spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea.

Surrounded by high mountains on two sides, Maunabo is also a great spot for hiking. The three major peaks are Pico Hutton on Sierra Guardarraya with an elevation of 1,799 feet; Cerro Santa Elena also known as El Sombrerito on Sierra de Pandura with an elevation of 1,722 feet; and Cerro de la Pandura with an elevation of 1,692 feet. The winds on these high points are so strong that it is hard to hear anything else but the wind blowing past your ears. At Sierra Guardarraya the strong winds have affected the growth of vegetation and the tall grass only grows flat to the ground.

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1 History
- 1.1 Flag
- 1.2 Coat of Arms
2 Demographics
- 2.1 Barrios (Districts/Wards)
- 2.2 Geo/Topography
3 Anthem
4 Economic
5 Notable "Maunabeños"
6 External links

History

Maunabo was founded in 1799. Maunabo derives its name from an Taino Indian river name "Manatabón".

Flag

Green cloth crossed diagonally by a white stripe. In each corner of the two remaining green triangles, there are two yellow ox yokes.

Coat of Arms

In a silver field, an inverted green "V", the upper portion also in green, with a silver lighthouse (a schematic and conventional representation of the lighthouse building of Maunabo) and two gold yokes lined in silver to its side. Toped with a silver three tower crown mural, outlined in black with green openings.

Demographics

Barrios (Districts/Wards)

Calzada
Emajagua
Lizas
Matuyas Alto

Matuyas Bajo
Palo Seco
Quebrada Arenas
Talante

Geo/Topography

Anthem

By Gilberto Martorell Hernández

Maunabo pueblito del sureste de mi amada patria Borinquén
Tus lunas llenas, y tu sol tus blancas nubes,
su arrebol eres Maunabo, un mismo Edén.

Tus palmeras abanican y saludan lisonjeras
al obrero o al viajero el paisaje brindarán.

Tus llanos verdes....que primor tu Mar Caribe....
que explendor al ser inspiran amar al Creador.
A ti Maunabo, cantaremos con el alma y emoción
y te amaremos con el corazón.

Economic

Agriculture

Fruits and sugar cane and vegetables; Cattle.

Industrial

Fishing.

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Callejón Gallery
Cantera Caverns
Callejón Gallery
La Cueva del Indio (cavern)
The Maunabo Lighthouse - Built by the Spaniards in 1892 is located on Punta Tuna.
Punta Tuna Beach

Festivals and events

Pablo Ramírez Marathon - February Sugar Cane Fiesta - April Patron Celebrations - May San Pedro Festival - June San Isidro Labrador Festival - June Crab Festival - September Palo Seco Festival - November Christmas Festival - December Año Viejo Marathon - December 31

Notable "Maunabeños"

Benjamín Ortíz Ortíz - Lawyer, legislator and professor
Cruz Ortíz Stella - Lawyer, poet and legislator
Gilberto Martorel
Jose G. Sugranes
Lios Gugo Suarez
Luis Riefkoh - Administrator of the "Bordalez" hacienda
Maria Bodvin
Rafael Dominguez

External links

Maunabo, Puerto Rico - English Link
Map of Maunabo Puerto Rico

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