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With the construction of the Interstate route 52 , Cayey has evolved into a "bedroom community" with gated housing developments, located just 30 minutes away from San Juan and 45 minutes away from Ponce. With pleasant weather and good private schools, Cayey has become a premium location for the affluent. Henry Barracks Military Reservation was a lifeline for the residents of Cayey from to , when it was declared excess land and passed to the General Services Administration for decommission.

The property consisted of The property was divided into three prominent encampments: Regiment that consisted of acres, and 67 acres the Cayey Naval Radio Station 67 acres [4]. This reservation is situated in the east of the town of Cayey. The Spanish Reservation containing an area of approximately 15 acres, known as Hospital Hill was set apart by Executive Order of June 30, , under an Act of Congress approved on July 7, The combined posts had approximately men who used the resources provided by the town people.

Families moved into Punta Brava and Vieques neighborhoods. A laundry, show shop, and other smaller stores were located right outside the gate. Department of the Navy submitted a proposal to raise three feet tall masts as part of a global radio communication linkage. At the time men were hired to build the facility for a period of two year, the project was completed in [6].

All the land held by the Navy included Magazine Hill known in the community as "El Polvorin" , which was taken over by the U. The 65th Infantery Regiment remained in the north side of the post. The south side was converted into two 1, feet shooting ranges [9] The decision was made to reconstruct all building for the regiment in the north side in concrete [10] One hundred and ninety buildings were completed, to include the north side of Henry Barracks.

During this period three large barrack buildings were constructed. The two one company barracks each had its own mess hall and kitchen and was occupied by an infantry company each. The two companies barrack located in the center of the quad occupied the Battalion Headquarters Co. By , the U.

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Department of the Army had reached the conclusion that Henry Barracks would be closed in the near future. A full complement of maintenance personnel composed of professional, technical, and daily laborers were maintained in the Reservation. Over the coming years several tenants occupied the lands comprised by the Henry Barracks Military Reservation, among them: These activities are as follow:. Cayey is located in a valley surrounded by La Sierra de Cayey, a mountain range where the Carite Forest Reserve is located, and the Cordillera Central, a mountain range that covers most of the central part of Puerto Rico.

Because of its location, Cayey is known for its mountains, its cool weather and its misty mornings, especially in winter. During Spanish colonial rule, Spanish soldiers assigned to Puerto Rico were sent to Cayey, whose cool weather resembled that of Spain, while they became acclimated to the tropical weather. They get their name from the song the male coquis sing at night. It sounds like "cokee, cokee" so that is why they are called coqui in Spanish. The golden coqui is the smallest of the coqui frogs in Puerto Rico. Mature adult coquis are only roughly the size of a dime.

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Male coquis are more bright yellow where females tend to be more light yellow and brown. The golden coqui is the only frog species in the New World known to give birth to live young.

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These frogs are known around the whole island of Puerto Rico. It was built in and it is the second tallest man-made structure of Puerto Rico. High School's field day competitions. It is a guyed mast owned by Hemisphere Media Group with a height of 1, feet These festivities are celebrated during 10 days consecutively, bringing singers and bands from around the island.

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All municipalities in Puerto Rico are administered by a mayor , elected every four years. He was elected at the general elections and has remained in office through all intervening elections since. The flag derives its design and colors from the Coat of Arms, which is in the center of the flag encircled by a solid black ring. The centered Coat of Arms and has four triangles pointing to it, two white and two red. The coat of arms has a three tip mountain, a red bull, and a waving blue stripe representing the abundant water in the zone and also in reverence to the primitive matron of the town of Cayey.

The shield is topped with the silver lamb symbol of San Juan of Puerto Rico, and a red book. Puerto Rico Highway 1 Bypass runs through the town's business area. Due to its proximity to Caguas and easy access via PR, Cayey has seeing significant growth in the last years. Get Cayey essential facts below. View Videos or join the Cayey discussion. Add Cayey to your PopFlock.

Municipality in Puerto Rico, United States. Flag Coat of arms. Meanwhile, winters are moderately warm with cool temperatures at night. Adjuntas currently has a population of 19, This represents a growth of , from 19, in Throughout the years, it hasn't shown significant changes, with the highest being 22, and the lowest in the last century being 18, In , unemployment hit According to mayor, Jaime Barlucea , it decreased to However, according to the Department of Employment of Puerto Rico, it increased to Since its foundation in the 19th Century, the production of coffee , sugarcane , small fruits, and cattle have formed the foundation of the economy of Adjuntas.

During the middle of the 20th Century, however, the production of sugar declined with the arrival of manufacturing industries. During the middle of the 20th Century, some manufacturing industries established themselves in town as part of Operation Bootstrap. However, as of , most of them have already closed. One of the last manufacturing companies in town, a military uniforms company, closed in March Although tourism hasn't been an integral part of the economy of Adjuntas, according to historic records, it has been present since the 19th Century.

The hotel was the property of C. Ginestre, and served both tourists and the sick. Cruz noted that doctors believed the colder temperatures of the town were beneficial to health. Nowadays, Adjuntas receives approximately tourists per weekend, according to mayor Jaime Barlucea. Some of them are: Another known tourist stop in Adjuntas is Casa Pueblo, a local museum and cultural institution founded by a group of activists that fought against the copper mine exploitation of the area for decades.

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Casa Pueblo is responsible for many environmental projects, namely the preservation of hundreds of acres of woods and bodies of water. However, some residents and businesspeople from Adjuntas maintain that the government has not taken advantage of the many tourist attractions in town, which include three forests, waterfalls, lakes, and many renowned restaurants.

Prior to the U. Historian Cayetano Coll y Toste offered a detailed account of each of them, including the number of students, which at the time totaled Like all other municipalities in the island, public education is overseen by the Puerto Rico Department of Education. Although there are no hospitals in Adjuntas, the town does have a small treatment and diagnostic center located in Adjuntas Pueblo. According to sources, there has not been a murder in Adjuntas since Some residents attribute the rise in crime to unemployment and the lack of activities for the youth.

Like most municipalities, Adjuntas celebrates its fiestas patronales annually. In , it is believed that the road was under construction. Nowadays, the main road to Adjuntas is PR , that connects the cities of Ponce in the south and Arecibo in the north, going across Adjuntas in the center. Before the PR was built, roads like the PR , and other small roads were used to reach town. There is also a small airport in Adjuntas that caters to private airplanes. All municipalities in Puerto Rico are administered by a mayor , elected every four years. The current mayor of Adjuntas is Jaime H.

He was elected at the general elections in a close election against incumbent Roberto Vera Monroig. In , Luis A. The coat of arms of Adjuntas is divided in two. The left side features a shepherd's staff crossed with a yarnwinder in a purple field. An eight-pointed star sits above them representing the Virgin. The right side of the coat of arms is divided in three fields. The upper and lower field have green crosses in white fields.

The crosses, known as " flory or fleury " are also present in the symbols of Coamo , because of the relationship between both towns. Two bells lie in the middle field, also a representation of the name of "Adjuntas".

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Two coffee branches surround the coat of arms, representing Adjuntas location and its importance in the coffee industry of the island. The castle at the top represents the title of village given to Adjuntas by Spain in The flag of Adjuntas has similar symbolisms.

A white diagonal stripe divides the flag in two triangles. The upper one is purple, while the lower one is green. In the middle of each triangle lies a white "cross fleury". The white color symbolizes purity, while purple represents Saint Joachim 's cloth and green the nature of the town. Adjuntas has several nicknames. One is "La ciudad del gigante dormido" "The city of the sleeping giant". This is a reference to one of the mountains of the city, which is compared to a "sleeping giant".

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