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The building of the current headquarters, designed by the Portuguese architect Rafael da Silva e Castro, was erected between 1880 and 1887 in Neo-Manueline style. This architectural style evokes the exuberant Gothic-Renaissance style in force at the time of the Portuguese discoveries , named Manueline in Portugal for having coincided with the ...
Starting at its origin in Barrio Portugués, Adjuntas, Río Portugués, as it is known locally, begins to form at an altitude of approximately 2,853 feet (870 m) above sea level. [21] The river then runs in a southerly direction parallel to PR-10 for most of its trajectory, crossing barrios Guaraguao , San Patricio , and Tibes .