Puerto Rico · North America
Mayagüez is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Hormigueros, 58km from Ruta Panorámica.
Mayagüez is a town located in Puerto Rico. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Mayagüez sits in Puerto Rico. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Mayagüez to your route.
Mayagüez (Spanish pronunciation: [maʝaˈɣwes], locally [maʝaˈweʔ]) is the ninth-largest municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez (Township of Our Lady of Candelaria), and is also known as La Sultana del Oeste (The Sultaness of the West), Ciudad de las AguasRead more
Puras (City of Pure Waters), or Ciudad del Mangó (Mango City). On April 6, 1894, the Spanish Crown granted it the formal title of Excelente Ciudad de Mayagüez (Excellent City of Mayagüez). Mayagüez is located in the center of the western coast on the island of Puerto Rico. It has a population of 73,077, and it is the principal city of the Mayagüez Metropolitan Statistical Area (pop. 213,831) and the Mayagüez–Aguadilla, PR Combined Statistical Area (pop. 467,599).
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Mayagüez is located in Puerto Rico, North America. The coordinates are 18.2011 latitude, -67.1396 longitude.
Mayagüez has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Puerto Rico.
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4 notable places within an hour's drive.
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A lighthouse on white limestone cliffs dropping over 200 ft into the Mona Passage at Puerto Rico's southwest tip, surrounded by pink salt flats and reached by a flat walk from the parking area.
30 km · about 35 min drive
tunnel
A 1904 railroad tunnel cut through the coastal cliff between Isabela and Quebradillas, now a walkable public monument opening onto a wild Atlantic cove and the mouth of the Guajataca canyon.
37 km · about 45 min drive
photogenic
A limestone cave in Arecibo whose far opening frames the Río Grande de Arecibo valley like a window: a short guided walk from the road to one of Puerto Rico's most photographed viewpoints.
51 km · about 60 min drive
famous road
A 269 km chain of about 40 narrow secondary roads running the length of Puerto Rico's Cordillera Central from Mayagüez to Maunabo, built in the early 1970s purely for the mountain views and lechoneras along it.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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