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Known as
- "City of Sugar"
- "Town of Cassava"
- yabucoeños as “Bebe Leche"
Origin:
- Guaroca = place with water; place of cassava
Flag & Coat of Arms
- 1793
- July 25, 1825
Yabucoa is part of the Humid Region of the Coast Plains of the East.
- Landforms:
- Guayanés
- Quebrada Honda
- Yeguas
- Rivers:
- Guayanés
- Prieto
- Arenas
- Limones
- Ingenio
Attractions
Yabucoa Valley
Central Roig
Guayanés Beach
Lucía Beach
El Cocal Beach
Angeles Custodios Church
Recreational Plaza
Also:
- Cultural House Museum
- The Ruins of Hacienda Santa Lucía
- Town Library
- "Dead Dog" Beach
Festivals & Events
- Sugar, Cane Juice and Molasses Festival "Festival de Azúcar, Guarapo y Melao" --> May
- Beach Festival --> May
- Fiestas Patronales --> October
- Countryman Festival --> October
- Martorell Jibaro Festival --> December
Hostels
Lucía Beach Villas
Palmas de Lucía Hostel
Costa del Mar Hostel
Restaurants
La Gozadera Kiosk
Picaflor Tacos
El Horizonte Restaurant
Sport teams
Important
personalities
- Antonio Ayuso Valdivieso – lawyer, journalist, educator and politician
- Born on 1899
- Died on 1969
- Santiago Vidarte – Romantic poet that participated in "álbum puertorriqueño" (1844) and in "Cancionero de Borinquén" (1846)
- Born on 1828
- Died on 1848
- Alfonso Lastra Chárriez – Politician, senator, representative and delegate at the first Pro-Independence Congress
- Nydia M. Velázquez – First woman to ocupate a seat in the City Council of New York.
- Born on March 28, 1953