Cayey, Puerto Rico
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Cayey is a mountain town in central Puerto Rico.
Cayey is notable for its colorful wooden houses and surrounding mountains. The town grew in the 1990s, evidenced by a Wal-Mart store, and the building of a new coliseum and hospital facilities. Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble have manufacturing facilities in Cayey. The famous musical ensemble named "La Tuna de Cayey" was established here in 1964.
Cayey's unspoiled tourist attractions, apart from the mountains, include The Statue Of The Jibarito and Las Tetas De Cayey, also known as "Las Tetas De Doña Fela", which are two mountain tops nicknamed for their similarity to female breasts.
During 1880, a fire that later acquired legendary status happened in Cayey's Mirador Echevarria area. The fire broke out on the property of a timber company near Charca Del Pato. Many people and dogs died, and legend has it that the dogs' barking can still be heard, and sometimes, at night, the screams of the men who burned to death can still be heard too.
Cayey also has a Puerto Rican National Superior Basketball League team, los Toritos De Cayey.
Famous Cayeyanos include character actor Luis Guzmán, basketball player José Ortiz, a former member of the NBA's Utah Jazz; boxer Pedro Montanez; and singer Danny Rivera.
Near Cayey, there is the highest structure of Puerto Rico, the Pegasus Broadcasting Tower Cayey.
External links
- [La Tuna de Cayey] (Official Web site)
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