Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
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Adjuntas is a small mountainside town in Puerto Rico, founded in august 1815. Adjuntas is to the midwest area of the island, north of Ponce. It is about two hours by car from San Juan.
Adjuntas was occupied by the American army during the Spanish American War of 1898 and was visited by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906.
The main industry is the growing of tropical crops such as bananas, coffee and citron.
Adjuntas is nicknamed the Switzerland of Puerto Rico, because of its relatively chilly weather. Many Puerto Rican mountain towns have colder weather than the rest of the island; Adjuntas is no exception: in Adjuntas, average yearly weather is 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
The cool weather attracts a good number of island tourists during the summer months. The town has a small hotel named Monte Rio and a good size parador, or country inn, called Villa Sotomayor.
Also, it has a local museum and cultural institution called Casa Pueblo, founded by a group of local activists who fought against the copper mines explotation of the area for decades. Casa Pueblo is responsible for many environmental projects like the preservation of hundred of acres of pristine woods and fresh water bodies.
The town has a professional volleyball team called Gigantes de Adjuntas.
The main road is Puerto Rico 10, that connects the cities of Ponce in the south and Arecibo in the north. In addition, there is a small airport that caters to private airplanes.
Adjuntas was featured in part of an article about Puerto Rican lifestyles released in the March 2003 National Geographic magazine issue.
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