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Mayagüez (Spanish pronunciation: [maʝaˈɣwes], locally [maʝaˈweʔ]) is the ninth-largest [4] municipality in Puerto Rico.It was founded as Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez (Township of Our Lady of Candelaria), and is also known as La Sultana del Oeste (The Sultaness of the West), Ciudad de las Aguas Puras (City of Pure Waters), or Ciudad del Mangó (Mango City).
In 1972, the United Methodist Church donated $18,000 to create a pharmacy co-op. [11] The clinic was renamed Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe in 1973. [3] Part of the reason for the name change was "To avoid conflicts with Catholic philosophy, such as in the area of family planning."
Near the Salinas, a local civic group Caborrojeños Pro Salud y Ambiente run a visitor center known as the Centro Interpretativo Las Salinas De Cabo Rojo don Efrén Pérez Rivera. They offer free guided tours of the local area, which is rich in flora and fauna. Teatro Excelsior which was built in 1871 [29] Boquerón Beach; Cofresí Cave; El ...
Gurabo's history dates as far back as the 17th century, when it was actually part of Caguas.Then, the area was known as Burabo.By 1700, transportation, medical and economic troubles were crippling the population of the Burabo area; traveling to Caguas' center for business and medical help was not easy and took hours.
Juana Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwana ˈði.as]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the southern coast of the island, south of Jayuya, Ciales, Orocovis and Villalba; east of Ponce; and west of Coamo and Santa Isabel and the Caribbean Sea to the south.
Patillas (Spanish pronunciation:, locally [paˈtiʎaʔ]) is a beach town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southeastern coast, south of San Lorenzo; west of Yabucoa and Maunabo; and east of Guayama and Arroyo.
With an area of about 121.4 square kilometres (46.9 sq mi) Vega Baja is a municipality on the north coast with some barrios on the coast and others in more mountainous areas. With an estimated population of 53,674 (2016, Census estimates) when Hurricane Maria struck, 48.5% were below poverty and 21.8% were people over the age of 60. The ...
FMED oversees eight constituent institutes (the Instituto de Bioética, Instituto de Historia de la Medicina "Eliseo Cantón", the Instituto de Salud Pública y Medicina Preventiva, the Instituto de Morfología J. J. Naón, Instituto de Innovación Tecnológica en Ciencias de la Salud y Electromedicina, the Instituto de Farmacología, the ...