Cordillera Central
The Cordillera Central is the only mountain range in the main island of Puerto Rico, consisting of three subranges: the western-central Cordillera Central, the southeastern Sierra de Cayey, and the northeastern Sierra de Luquillo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte Jayuya and Cerro de Punta.
Monte Jayuya
Peak
Monte Jayuya is the second highest peak of Puerto Rico measuring 1,296 meters above sea level. The mountain is located in the Cordillera Central, on the border between the municipalities of Jayuya and Ponce.
Cerro de Punta
Peak
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Cerro de Punta or Cerro Punta is the highest peak in Puerto Rico, rising to 1,338 meters above sea level. The mountain is part of the Cordillera Central and is located on the municipal boundary between Ponce and Jayuya in the central region of the main island of Puerto Rico.
Piedra Blanca
Peak
Piedra Blanca is the fourth highest peak of Puerto Rico measuring 4,042 feet above sea level. Piedra Blanca, which is Spanish for "white rock", is located in the Cordillera Central or Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, in the Veguitas barrio of Jayuya, close to Cerro de Punta and Cerro Rosa.
Cordillera Central
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,068 metres
- Description: mountain range in Puerto Rico
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Jayuya, La Montaña, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Cordillera Central” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cordillera Central”
- Cebuano: “Cordillera Central”
- Central Bikol: “Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico)”
- Central Bikol: “Cordillera Central”
- Dutch: “Cordillera Central”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سلسلة جبال وسطى”
- French: “Cordillère Centrale”
- Italian: “Cordillera Central”
- Japanese: “コルディジェラ・セントラル”
- Ladin: “Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico)”
- Ladin: “Cordillera Central”
- Polish: “Kordyliera Środkowa”
- Spanish: “Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Cordillera Central de Puerto Rico”
- Spanish: “Cordillera Central”
- Venetian: “Cordejera Sentral”
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