Arecibo

Arecibo is a city of 88,000 people on the north coast of , and was best known for its giant radio telescope, which collapsed in late 2020. It is one of Puerto Rico's oldest colonial-era settlements, dating from 1616.
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  • …has about 87,800 residents
  • …is abbreviated as “ARE”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cueva Ventana.
Tom Vazquez, Public domain.
Cave
is a large cave situated atop… is situated 4 km southwest of Arecibo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bajadero.
Quarter
is a community in the municipality of .

Arecibo

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Latitude
18.4041° or 18° 24′ 15″ north
Longitude
-66.6746° or 66° 40′ 29″ west
Open location code
77CMC83G+J5
Geo­Names ID
4562640

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Arecibo” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “አረሲቦ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Arecibo”
  • Bengali: “আরেসিবো”
  • Bishnupriya: “আরেকিবো”
  • Chinese: “阿雷西沃”
  • French: “Arecibo”
  • German: “Arecibo”
  • Hausa: “Arecibo”
  • Hebrew: “ארסיבו”
  • Japanese: “アレシボ”
  • Javanese: “Arecibo”
  • Kazakh: “Арасибо”
  • Kirghiz: “Арасибо”
  • Lithuanian: “Aresibas”
  • Macedonian: “Аресибо”
  • Malay: “Arecibo”
  • Oromo: “Arecibo”
  • Panjabi: “ਆਰੇਸਿਬੋ”
  • Persian: “آریسیبو”
  • Portuguese: “Arecibo”
  • Pushto: “اریسیبو”
  • Serbian: “Аресибо”
  • Somali: “Arecibo”
  • Spanish: “Arecibo”
  • Swahili: “Arecibo”
  • Tajik: “Арасибо”
  • Tatar: “Arecibo”
  • Thai: “อาเรซีโบ”
  • Ukrainian: “Аресібо”
  • Urdu: “اریسیبو، پورٹو ریکو”
  • Uzbek: “Arecibo”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tanamá River and Quebrada La Regadera.

Puerto Rico: Highlights

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