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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 . |
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