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Cerro de Punta. / 18.17250°N 66.59194°W / 18.17250; -66.59194. Cerro de Punta or Cerro Punta is the highest peak in Puerto Rico, rising to 1,338 meters (4,390 ft) above sea level. [note 1] The mountain is part of the Cordillera Central and is located in the municipality of Jayuya, Puerto Rico [3] [4] [5] [1] [6]
t. e. The Puerto Rico Department of Health ( PRDOH) ( Spanish: Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico) is one of the Cabinet-level agencies directly created by Article 4, Section 6 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico. It is headed by a Secretary of Health, appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico and requiring the advice and consent of the Senate ...
The Cordillera Central ( English: Central Mountain Range), is the main mountain range in Puerto Rico. The range crosses the island from west to east and divides it into its northern and southern coastal plains. The Cordillera Central runs eastward from the municipality of Maricao in the west to Aibonito in the central eastern region, and on to ...
Executive branch of thegovernment of Puerto Rico. The Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico ( Spanish: Secretario de Salud de Puerto Rico) leads the Department of Health of Puerto Rico and all efforts related to health in Puerto Rico. [1]
The first protected forests in Puerto Rico were designated not for their ecological value but for their industrial timber utility in the form of Spanish Crown Lands under the Inspección de Montes, the equivalent of the Spanish Colonial Forest service. El Yunque, for example, was the first forested area to receive this designation in Puerto Rico.
Fiestas patronales in Puerto Rico are yearly celebrations held in each municipality of the island. Like in other countries, "fiestas patronales" are heavily influenced by Spanish culture and religion, and are dedicated to a saint or the Blessed Virgin Mary under one of her titles. [ 1][ 2] The festivities usually include religious processions ...
Guavate and its lechoneras. Juana Rodríguez Morales House. La Liendre Bridge. Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño with views of Cerro Las Tetas. Monument to the Three Magi. Pedro Montañez Municipal Stadium. Río Matón Bridge. University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Museum.
v. t. e. The Puerto Rico Department of Justice ( PR DOJ) ( Spanish: Departamento de Justicia de Puerto Rico) is the Executive Department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico responsible for the enforcement of the local law in the commonwealth and the administration of justice. The Department is equivalent to the State Bureau of Investigation in ...