Quebrada de las Lajas

Quebrada de las Lajas is a valley in Hormigueros, Porta del Sol. Quebrada de las Lajas is situated nearby to the locality Guanaiibo, as well as near Cerrillos.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Silva Bridge and Mayagüez Mall.

Silva Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Silva Bridge is a Pratt pony truss bridge in Puerto Rico which was built in 1897. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000.

Mayagüez Mall

Commercial area

Photo: Madrican, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mayagüez Mall is a shopping mall located in the municipalities of Mayagüez and Hormigueros. It is the third largest shopping center in Puerto Rico with a total of 1,050,000 square feet of retail space, and it is the main shopping center in western Puerto Rico. Mayagüez Mall is situated 2½ km north of Quebrada de las Lajas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cabo Rojo and Mayagüez.

Cabo Rojo

Photo: Jerjes Medina Albino, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cabo Rojo, named after the red-colored limestone cliffs on its coast, is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Porta del Sol tourism region. The city is famous for its pirate legends, its beaches, its nature and its lighthouse.

Mayagüez

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

Mayagüez is the largest city on the Western side of the island of Puerto Rico, in the Porta del Sol region. It has roughly 90,000 inhabitants, plus a floating population of about 15,000, on weekdays, particularly when the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez is not in recess.

Quebrada de las Lajas

Type: Valley
Description: valley in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
Category: landform
Location: Hormigueros, Porta del Sol, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.13274° or 18° 7′ 58″ north

Longitude

-67.13574° or 67° 8′ 9″ west

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

77CJ4VM7+3P

GeoNames ID

4567509

Wikidata ID

Q35244579

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In Other Languages

“Quebrada de las Lajas” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Quebrada de las Lajas”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Guanaiibo and Cerrillos.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Río Rosario and Quebrada Teresa.

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