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Puerto Rico is larger than Delaware and Rhode Island but smaller than Connecticut. The maximum length of the main island from east to west is 110 mi (180 km), and the maximum width from north to south is 40 mi (64 km). [132] Puerto Rico is the smallest of the Greater Antilles.
Topographic map of Puerto Rico, 1952. Puerto Rico is mostly mountainous with large coastal areas in the north and south. The main mountain range is called "La Cordillera Central" (The Central Range). The highest elevation in Puerto Rico, Cerro de Punta 4,393 feet (1,339 m), is located in this range.
It is about 50 miles (80 km) west of San Juan, the capital city. Arecibo is the largest municipality in Puerto Rico by area, and it is the core city of the Arecibo Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the greater San Juan–Bayamón, PR Combined Statistical Area. [4] It is spread over 18 barrios and Arecibo Pueblo (the downtown area and ...
Puerto Rico Highway 10. Puerto Rico Highway 10 ( PR-10) is a major highway in Puerto Rico. The primary [3] state [4] road connects the city of Ponce in the south coast to Arecibo in the north; it is also the shortest route between the two cities. [5] Construction on the modern PR-10, a new 68.26-kilometer (42.41 mi) highway, began in 1974.
www .quebradillas .pr .gov. Quebradillas ( Spanish pronunciation: [keβɾaˈðiʎas], locally [keβɾaˈðiʎaʔ]) is a town and municipality of the island of Puerto Rico located in the northern shore bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of San Sebastián; east of Isabela; and west of Camuy. Quebradillas is spread over seven barrios and ...
Puerto Rico Highway 52 ( PR-52 ), a major toll road in Puerto Rico, is also known as Autopista Luis A. Ferré. It was formerly called Expreso Las Américas. It runs from PR-1 in southwest Río Piedras and heads south until it intersects with highway PR-2 in Ponce. [3] At its north end, the short PR-18 continues north from PR-52 towards San Juan.
Tren Urbano at Bayamón Station. The Tren Urbano is a heavy-rail commuter metro system serving the cities of Bayamón, Guaynabo and San Juan. It is the only active rail system serving the general public in Puerto Rico, with 16 stations along a 10.7-mile (17.2 km) route. It is electrified by third rail at 750 volts of direct current.
The Capitol of Puerto Rico ( Spanish: Capitolio de Puerto Rico ), also known as Casa de las Leyes (House of Laws), and most commonly referred to as El Capitolio (The Capitol), is the seat of the Legislative Assembly, the bicameral legislature, composed of the Senate and House of Representatives, responsible for the legislative branch of the ...