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Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Adjuntas is a small mountainside town in Puerto Rico. Adjuntas is to the midwest area of the island, near San Sebastian, and twenty minutes away by car from Ponce. It is about two hours by car from San Juan the Capital of Puerto Rico.
The main industry is the growing of tropical crops such as bananas and coffee. Adjuntas is known to the locals as "Pueblo del Gigante Dormido" or "Town of the Sleeping Giant" because of features in the mountains surrounding the town.
Adjuntas could be nicknamed the Switzerland of Puerto Rico, because of its relatively chilly weather. Many Puerto Rican mountain towns have colder weather than the rest of the island; Adjuntas is no exception: in Adjuntas, average yearly weather is 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
No professional sports teams make Adjuntas home, but they do have a doble A league baseball team. In addition, there is a small airport that caters to private airplanes.
The main industry is the growing of tropical crops such as bananas and coffee. Adjuntas is known to the locals as "Pueblo del Gigante Dormido" or "Town of the Sleeping Giant" because of features in the mountains surrounding the town.
Adjuntas could be nicknamed the Switzerland of Puerto Rico, because of its relatively chilly weather. Many Puerto Rican mountain towns have colder weather than the rest of the island; Adjuntas is no exception: in Adjuntas, average yearly weather is 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
No professional sports teams make Adjuntas home, but they do have a doble A league baseball team. In addition, there is a small airport that caters to private airplanes.
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