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CAYEY
, an inland See also:district and See also:mountain See also:town of the See also:department of See also:Guayama, See also:Porto Rico, celebrated for its cool, invigorating See also:climate and the beauty of its scenery
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(1899) of the town, 3763; of the district, 14,442
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The town is surrounded by mountain summits, the highest of which, El Torito, rises to an See also:elevation of 2362 ft. above See also:sea-level
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It was made a military See also:post by the Spaniards and used as an acclimatizing station
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The old See also:Spanish See also:barracks have been enlarged and improved by the See also:American military authorities and, under the name of " See also: |
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