Online Encyclopedia

GUAYAMA

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 665 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

GUAYAMA  , a small

See also:
city and the
See also:
capital of a municipal
See also:
district and
See also:
department of the same name, on the
See also:
southern
See also:
coast of
See also:
Porto Rico, 53 M . S. of
See also:
San Juan . Pop . (1899) of thecity, 5334; (1910) 8321; (1899) of the district, 12,749 . The district (156 sq. m.) includes
See also:
Arroyo and Salinas . The city stands about 230 ft. above the
See also:
sea and has a mild, healthy
See also:
climate . It is connected with
See also:
Ponce by railway (1910), and with the
See also:
port of Arroyo by an excellent road,
See also:
part of the military road extending to
See also:
Cayey, and it exports
See also:
sugar,
See also:
rum,
See also:
tobacco,
See also:
coffee,
See also:
cattle,
See also:
fruit and other products of the department, which is very fertile . The city was founded in 1736, but was completely destroyed by
See also:
fire in 1832 . It was rebuilt on a rectangular
See also:
plan and possesses several buildings of
See also:
note . Drinking-
See also:
water is brought in through an
See also:
aqueduct .

End of Article: GUAYAMA
[back]
GUAVA (from the Mexican guayaba) 		[next]
GUAYAQUIL, or SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are encouraged.