Guánica, Puerto Rico

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Guánica, Puerto Rico is a coastal municipality on the island’s southern shore known for its historic town, dry forest reserve, and role in the Spanish–American War.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Guánica 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
administrativeDivision municipio of Guánica NERFINISHED
climate semi-arid
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ecosystemType tropical dry forest
governingBody Municipal government of Guánica NERFINISHED
hasBeach Playa Ballena NERFINISHED
Playa Santa NERFINISHED
Playa Tamarindo NERFINISHED
hasConservationStatus UNESCO Biosphere Reserve core area (Guánica Dry Forest) NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity fishing
services
tourism
hasLandmark Guánica Lighthouse (Faro de Guánica) NERFINISHED
Parroquia San Antonio Abad NERFINISHED
Plaza Pública de Guánica NERFINISHED
hasMunicipalSeat Guánica barrio-pueblo NERFINISHED
hasNaturalFeature Guánica Bay NERFINISHED
coastal cliffs
nearby mangrove areas
hasProtectedArea Bosque Seco de Guánica NERFINISHED
Guánica State Forest NERFINISHED
historicalDate 25 July 1898
historicalEvent U.S. invasion landing during the Spanish–American War
isCoastal true
isPartOf Commonwealth of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
isPortTown true
knownFor Guánica Dry Forest NERFINISHED
beaches
ecotourism
historic town center
role in the Spanish–American War
language Spanish
locatedIn Guánica Bay area NERFINISHED
southern Puerto Rico
locatedOn Caribbean Sea
partOf Guánica municipality NERFINISHED
Southwestern Puerto Rico ecological region NERFINISHED
region Caribbean
roleInWar landing site for American troops in Spanish–American War
secondaryLanguage English
subdivisionType barrio-pueblo and surrounding barrios
territory Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
timeZone Atlantic Time Zone
surface form: Atlantic Standard Time
tourismType historical tourism
nature tourism
utcOffset −4

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Cayo Aurora partOf Guánica, Puerto Rico
this entity surface form: Guánica
Cayo Aurora accessPoint Guánica, Puerto Rico
this entity surface form: Guánica