Porta del Sol
Porta del Sol, or simply West Region, is a tourism region in western Puerto Rico. Porta del Sol was the first tourism region to be established by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company.Popular Destinations
Mayagüez
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Mayagüez is the largest city on the Western side of the island of Puerto Rico, in the Porta del Sol region.
Aguadilla
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Aguadilla, Garden of the Atlantic, is a city in the Porta del Sol region of Puerto Rico.
Rincón
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Rincón, the Town of Beautiful Sunsets, is in the Porta del Sol region of Puerto Rico, southwest of Aguadilla.
Destinations
Aguada
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Aguada is a town and municipality located in northwestern Puerto Rico, in the Porta del Sol tourism region.
Cabo Rojo
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Cabo Rojo, named after the red-colored limestone cliffs on its coast, is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Porta del Sol tourism region.
San Germán
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San Germán is a city of 32,000 people in the Porta del Sol region of Puerto Rico.
Lajas
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Lajas is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the island's southwestern coast and valley of the same name.
Moca
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Moca is a town and municipality in Porta del Sol region of Puerto Rico.
Sabana Grande
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Sabana Grande is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the southwestern mountainous region.
Hormigueros
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Hormigueros is a town and one of the smallest municipalities of Puerto Rico, located on the island's southwestern coast in the Porta del Sol tourism region.
La Parguera
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La Parguera is a fishing village in the town of Lajas, in the Porta del Sol region of Puerto Rico, known for its bioluminescent bay, and world class diving.
Porta del Sol
- Type: geographical feature
- Description: tourism region in western Puerto Rico
- Location: Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of centre
18.244° or 18° 14' 38" northLongitude of centre
-67.08° or 67° 4' 48" westWikidata ID
Q7231327Porta del Sol Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Italian: Porta del Sol
- Spanish: Porta del Sol
- Spanish: Porta del Sol (Puerto Rico)
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Porta del Sol. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.