Caguas, Puerto Rico

Caguas, a Puerto Rico municipality and city was founded in the year 1775 and is located in the plush environment of Puerto Rico’s Central Mountain Range and south of Trujillo Alto and San Juan and east of Cayey and Aguas Buenas. This beautiful city of Caguas owns its name from the Taino cacique Caguax, a Christial convert and is popularly known as the Creole City or the Turabo valley.

This charming city is famous for its various festivals and celebrations that keep the city in colorful and happy mood throughout the year. Among some of the major events and festivals of the city includes Fiestas Patronales de Nuestra Sra. Del Carmen, Festival Folklorico, Rosario Cantado a los Reye, Criolla Cañabón Fair and Criolla Beatriz, Cross Festival Latin American Musical to name a few. All the events and festivals are celebrated by great zeal and enthusiasm. Tourists who visit this place are totally spell-bound by the festivals celebrated in this city of Caguas.

There are various exciting places to visit as well in this city like the Carraizo Lake, Historical Museaum of Caguas, Carite Forest Reserve, Abelardo Diaz Alfaro Pink House and Sotomayor del Toro Reserve. While Carraizo Lake is considered to be the the largest one in the whole of Puerto Rico, the Sotomayor del Toro Reserve is located on the Cerro La Santa’s steep slopes that make this place all the more exciting. This Reserve is among the most famous spots in this city and tourists across the glaobe visit it in order to see varied wildlife species. Another striking point about this Toro Reserve is that its streams are famous as they provide nourishment to the Turabo River’s headwaters.

The Carite Forest Reserve is also one of the popular tourist destinations. It is a forest that has highest points from which the tourists are enthralled to see the views of the Caribbean Sea and Ponce. The main activity carried out at this place is birding as this forest is a niche of around fifty species.

Lodging

One can easily find numerous accommodation options like resorts and guest houses in this city and that too at affordable prices. Small inns, villas and hotels can also be arranged according to one’s needs and pocket.

Travel

One can easily get to Puerto Rico from Alaska or any other airlines. Once you reach Puerto Rico, you can carry on with your journey by a drive to the city of Caguas.