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The word caimito is possibly a Spanish adaptation (-ito being the Spanish diminutive) of the Taino word caima, possibly related to the Carib acayouman, meaning crocodile (see caiman). [ 6 ] Assigned as a suburb of Río Piedras in 1835 by Pedro Tomás de Córdova , who was Captain General of Puerto Rico from 1816 to 1836, Caimito consisted of ...
Caimito was in Spain's gazetteers [6] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Caimito may refer to: Caimito or Chrysophyllum cainito, a tropical fruit also known as star apple; Caimito, Sucre, a town in Colombia; Caimito, Cuba, a town in Artemisa Province (before 2011 in Havana Province) Caimito, Panama; Caimito, San Juan, Puerto Rico, a barrio; Caimito, Juncos, Puerto Rico, a barrio; Caimito, Yauco, Puerto Rico, a barrio
The Spanish of Puerto Rico has evolved into having many idiosyncrasies in vocabulary and syntax that differentiate it from the Spanish spoken elsewhere. Puerto Rican Spanish utilizes many Taíno words, as well as English words. The largest influence on the Spanish spoken in Puerto Rico is that of the Canary Islands.
Caimital Bajo was in Spain's gazetteers [6] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Puerto Rican accents, both in Spanish and English, could be described as a reflection of Puerto Rico's historical ethnic cultures. Puerto Rican Spanish, like the language of every other Spanish-speaking area, has its distinctive phonological features ("accent"), which derive from the Indigenous, African, and European languages that came into ...
PR-31 is an alternate route for people who are going from Caguas and other nearby towns to Naguabo, without having to pass through Humacao. [3] It is located south of El Yunque and is constantly flooded, even with little rainfall. [4]
The Piedras River, better known as Río Piedras in Spanish, is a river of San Juan, Puerto Rico.The river gives its name to Río Piedras, a former town and municipality, today a district of San Juan.