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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Guánica
this entity surface form:
Guánica