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Dorado is located in Puerto Rico's Northern Karst region. Much of its geology consists of alluvial and coastal/estuarine sediments of Quaternary age and limestones of Tertiary age. [ 111 ] The limestones are mostly in the south part of the municipality, in Espinosa , Maguayo and Rio Lajas barrios.
Like all municipalities of Puerto Rico, Dorado is subdivided into administrative units called barrios, which are, in contemporary times, roughly comparable to minor civil divisions, [1] (and means wards or boroughs or neighborhoods in English).
Casa del Rey (Spanish for 'house of the king') is a historic building and former cabildo located in the historic center of Dorado, Puerto Rico.Throughout its history it has also been known as the Militia Guard Headquarters (Cuartel de la Guardia de Milicias), Parador del Rey, and the Municipal Jail of Dorado (Cárcel Municipal de Dorado).
Hacienda de Carlos Vassallo is a historic place in the town and municipality of Dorado, in Puerto Rico. It is also known as Casa Hacienda de Don Oscar Nevárez, or Hacienda de Río Nuevo. [2] It is the agriculture, architecture and industry surrounding this hacienda that makes it an important part of Puerto Rican history and culture. [3]
The Don Andrés Hernández Residence (Spanish: Residencia Don Andrés Hernández), also known as the Don Modesto Hernández Residence (Residencia Don Modesto Hernández), the Marcos Juan Alegría House (Casa Marcos Juan Alegria) or just the Yellow House (La Casa Amarilla), is a historic house located in Dorado Pueblo (downtown Dorado) in the municipality of the same name in northern Puerto Rico.
Located across the central plaza in Dorado barrio-pueblo is the Parroquia San Antonio de Padua (English: Church San Antonio de Padua of Dorado), [10] named after Portuguese Catholic priest Saint Anthony of Padua. The church was built from 1826 throughout July 1848.
Highway 693, km 7 Maguayo, Dorado, Puerto Rico Coordinates 18°27′35″N 66°15′42″W / 18.45972°N 66.26167°W / 18.45972; -66.26167 ( Residencia Doña Antonia
Higuillar is a barrio on the coast of the municipality of Dorado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 25,785. Its population in 2010 was 25,785. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]