Vázquez
Vázquez is a locality in Lapa, Salinas and has about 2,300 residents. Vázquez is situated nearby to the locality Vertedero, as well as near Rabo del Buey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 2,300 residents
- Description: comunidad in Salinas, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Vazquez”, “Vázquez comunidad”, “Vázquez Comunidad”, “Vázquez, Puerto Rico”, and “Vázquez, Salinas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cerro Las Tetas and Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño.
Cerro Las Tetas
Peak
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Cerro Las Tetas, nicknamed Las Tetas de Cayey but officially Las Piedras del Collado, are two mountain peaks located in the municipality of Salinas, Puerto Rico, north of the city of Salinas proper. Cerro Las Tetas is situated 3 km north of Vázquez.
Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño
Monument
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The Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño is a monument built by the Government of Puerto Rico to honor the Puerto Rican jíbaro, located on Puerto Rico Highway 52, km 49.0, Barrio Lapa, Salinas, Puerto Rico. It was sculpted by Tomás Batista.
Cerro Planada
Peak
Cerro Planada is a mountain peak located in Cayey, Puerto Rico. The mountain has an elevation of 2,480 feet, making it the 10th highest peak of the Sierra de Cayey. Cerro Planada is situated 4 km northeast of Vázquez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aibonito and Cayey.
Aibonito
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Aibonito is a small mountain town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Cordillera Central, the central mountain range of the island. Aibonito is most famous for its relatively cold temperatures, its flower industry and yearly festival, its food and its beautiful nature.
Cayey
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Cayey, officially Cayey de Muesas, is a college town and municipality of central Puerto Rico. With a population of 42,000, it is the second largest cities located in the mountainous regions in the island after Caguas.
Vázquez
- Category: comunidad in Puerto Rico
- Location: Lapa, Salinas, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Vázquez” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vázquez”
- Dutch: “Vázquez”
- Irish: “Vázquez”
- Japanese: “バスケス”
- Ladin: “Vázquez (Puerto Rico)”
- Ladin: “Vázquez”
- Serbian: “Васкез (Порторико)”
- Serbian: “Васкез”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Vázquez, Puerto Rico”
- Spanish: “Vázquez (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Vázquez (Salinas)”
- Spanish: “Vázquez”
- Vietnamese: “Vázquez, Puerto Rico”
- Vietnamese: “Vázquez”
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Localities in the Area
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