- Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño
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Close-up of Monumento al Jibaro, from PR-52.
Two Puerto Rican prides side-by-side, the Monumento al Jíbaro and Las Tetas De Cayey.The Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño (Monument to the Puerto Rican Countryman) is a monument built by the Government of Puerto Rico to honor the Puerto Rican Jíbaro, located in Salinas, Puerto Rico.[1][2] It was sculpted by Tomás Batista.[3]
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Location
Contrary to popular belief,[4] the monument is located in Barrio Lapa, in the municipality of Salinas, Puerto Rico.[5] It is located about 300 feet from Salinas' barrio Las Palmas.
The monument is located on Puerto Rico Highway 52 at kilometer post number "49.0". Colocated with the monument is the northbound PR-52 rest area, the only roadway rest area in Puerto Rico. Its location is between PR-52 exit 39 (PR-1 / PR-15 – Cayey, Aibonito, Cidra, Jajome) and exit 58 (Albergue Olimpico). The monument is accessible via the southbound lanes of PR-52 only; there is no access from the northbound lanes or the northbound PR-52 rest area. It location is geographically part of a transition zone between the central mountainous and humid interior zone and the southern dry zone.[6] It is located at coordinates: Coordinates: 18.07165 x -66.217246.[7]
References
- ^ Salinas Information
- ^ University of Florida Library Digital Collection.
- ^ Puerto Rico Encyclopedia
- ^ Welcome to Puerto Rico site.
- ^ Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Retrieved September 15, 2010. Note: There is another Barrio Lapa in the municipality of Cayey also. However, the monument is not located in Cayey.
- ^ Gov. of Puerto Rico. House of Representatives. House Bill 1511. May 9, 2005.
- ^ University of Florida Library Digital Collection.
Further reading
- El Jibaro. Puerto Rico Off The Beaten Path. Page 157. Accessed January 16, 2011.
See also
Coordinates: 18°04′17.81″N 66°13′01.98″W / 18.0716139°N 66.2172167°W
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