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Encyclopedia Britannica



GUAYAMA

This article appears in Volume V12, Page 665 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: GRA-GUI
GUAYAMA , a small city and the
capital
  of a municipal
district
  and department of the same name, on the southern
coast
  of
Porto
  Rico, 53 M. S. of San Juan. Pop. (1899) of thecity, 5334; (1910) 8321; (1899) of the
district
 , 12,749. The district (156 sq. m.) includes
Arroyo
  and Salinas. The city stands about 230 ft. above the sea and has a mild, healthy climate. It is connected with Ponce by railway (1910), and with the port of
Arroyo
  by an excellent road,
part
  of the military road extending to Cayey, and it exports
sugar
 , rum, tobacco,
coffee
 , cattle, fruit and other products of the department, which is very fertile. The city was founded in 1736, but was completely destroyed by fire in 1832. It was rebuilt on a rectangular plan and possesses several buildings of
note
 . Drinking-water is brought in through an aqueduct.


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