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 Camuy, Puerto Rico
Camuy is known as "La Ciudad Romántica" (romantic city) and "La Ciudad del Sol Taíno" (city of the Taino sun).
It is said that Camuy derives its name from a word used by the Indians "camuy", which means sun, at the same time others think that it was the name that the Indians gave to the river that crossed this region.
Camuy territory is mostly flat because the city it is located on the Valley of Quebradillas, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Lares; east of Quebradillas; and west of Hatillo.
welcome.topuertorico.org /city/camuy.shtml   (325 words)

  
 About Puerto Rico . . . Camuy
Camuy's claim to fame comes from its Parque de las Cavernas del Río Camuy (Camuy River Cave Park), an impressive network of natural subterranean caves and underground riverways.
The Camuy River is said to be the third longest underwater river in the world.
Camuy's population is estimated at 35,200 (2000 census).
www.dollarman.com /puertorico/camuy.html   (162 words)

  
 HISTORIA DE CAMUY
Camuy es un pueblo en la costa norte de la isla de Puerto Rico con un gran potencial turístico.
Al presente en Camuy se fabrican prendas de vestir y calzado, y se cosechan a menor escala el café, tabaco, frutos menores y caña de azúcar; se explota el ganado lechero, que es una de las actividades económicas que más rendimiento produce a este municipio.
En campo sinople, un sol taíno, a la manera del llamado "sol de Camuy" de oro y sable, acompañado en una punta de una faja ondeada de plata, fallida en su centro.
www.ortizal.com /camuy.html   (3028 words)

  
 Periodico de Puerto Rico - Primera Hora - Camuy celebra su bicentenario   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Las celebraciones con motivo del bicentenario de Camuy iniciarán en la última semana de enero con una serie de actividades cívicas, culturales, recreativas y deportivas que se llevarán a cabo en la plaza de recreo y en los 13 barrios rurales del municipio.
Camuy, conocido como "La ciudad romántica", fue fundado en octubre de 1807 en las riberas del Río Camuy en terrenos donados por Petronila Matos.
De acuerdo a la página cibernética www.camuypuertorico.com, los vecinos habían señalado la necesidad de que el hato de Camuy fuera un municipio aparte de la gran zona del llamado Pueblo de San Antonio de la Tuna, hoy Isabela, y que comprendía desde Aguadilla hasta Arecibo.
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 Link To Puerto Rico.com - Camuy
Located on the northern coast, it is bordered by: the Atlantic Ocean on the north, Lares on the south, San Sebastián and Quebradillas on the west, and Hatillo on the east.
The Camuy River forms part of the hydrographic system with a length of 24 miles, which at one point becomes a narrow canyon that forms one of the most beautiful cave systems of the world, Rio Camuy Caverns.
The Taíno sun proclaims the name of the population, Camuy, a word that in the spoken language of the Taíno of Puerto Rico means "sun".
www.linktopr.com /camuy_e.html   (415 words)

  
 Camuy
Camuy is known as: "La Ciudad Romántica", and "La Ciudad del Sol Taíno".
Camuy is part of Arecibo's Senatorial District, covers approximately 46.49 square miles and is situated on the north coast near Arecibo.
Camuy is best known for its world-famous, Rio Camuy Caverns, a 268 acre ecosystem that is part of this hemisphere's most impressive subterranean cave network, carved by the mighty Rio Camuy.
www.nyboricua.com /camuy.htm   (195 words)

  
 Camuy travel guide - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Camuy - Romantic City - is a city east of Aguadilla and west of Arecibo on Puerto Rico's north coast.
Because Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States, American citizens do not have to present a passport to enter Puerto Rico.
I-PR-2 to the east, connects Camuy to Hatillo and eventually to San Juan via Arecibo.
wikitravel.org /en/Camuy   (406 words)

  
 Camuy (Puerto Rico)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Camuy is in Aguadilla district, northwest Puerto Rico.
From : "The green of the background means the green of the pastures and vegetation in the municipality.
The symbol representing the god of the sun, was called "Camuy" in the native tongue.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/pr-cy.html   (171 words)

  
 ARECIBOWEB - PUERTO RICO ISLA DEL ENCANTO
En Camuy, después que la Isla nació del fondo del mar y se pobló de verdes y aves, llegaron los amerindios.
La Asamblea Municipal de Camuy aprobó el día 2 de marzo de 1979, el uso oficial del Escudo de Armas de Camuy que tendrá los mismos colores de la Bandera.
Camuy accedió y la división comenzó en agosto de 1890, pero no se llevó a cabo en aquella fecha porque no puedieron ponerse de acuerdo los representantes de ambos municipios respecto a los puntos que determinaban el límite de los dos pueblos.
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 Vacation Rentals in Puerto Rico - ESJ Towers Condo Hotel | Vacation all year in the Sunny Caribbean   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Río Camuy Caves Park is located 11 miles southwest of Arecibo on Hwy 129 and due to the ecological sensitivity of the area only a specific number of visitors are allowed into the park each day aboard open-air trolleys for the descent into the caverns.
For the more adventurous and those in good physical health, there is one especially adventurous trip which starts out with a 4x4 ride into the karst interior around Lares followed by a zipline ride down into a dense forest.
A short swim across an underground pool at the base of the sinkhole, is followed by a slide down a mudslide to the waiting waters of the Río Camuy River.
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 Camuy Family
She is the doughter of Manuel Camuy and Gabriela Gerena.
She was born in Camuy in a family with 10 brothers and sisters.
One of those stories is tha Manuel Camuy was from Adjuntas and he moved to Camuy hidding from his girlfriend father because he kissed her at her house and he promise to kill him.
genforum.genealogy.com /camuy/messages/7.html   (172 words)

  
 Camuy
Lo riega el Río Camuy, que nace en Lares, con un largo de 24 millas forma su cauce un cañón estrecho donde se formó uno de los sistemas de cuevas más hermosas del mundo.
En campo de sinople contiene un sol taíno, a la manera del llamado sol de Camuy, de oro y sable, acompañado en una punta de una faja ondeada de plata fallida en su centro.
La faja ondeada de plata, interumpida en su centro, simboliza el río de Camuy, cuya corriente se sumerje por un trecho bajo tierra para luego volver a correr sobre tierra.
www.salonhogar.com /est_soc/pr/pueblos/camuy/?N=D   (656 words)

  
 Link To Puerto Rico.com - Camuy
Camuy se fundó en el año 1807 por Petrolina Matos.
La otra teoría es con relación a la definición heráldica del Escudo de Armas de Camuy, que dice que Camuy es un vocablo indígena que significa sol.
Lo riega el Río Camuy con un largo 24 millas el cual forma su cauce un cañón estrecho donde se formó uno de los sistemas de cuevas más hermosas del mundo, también lo riega el Río Cibao.
www.linktopr.com /camuy.html   (582 words)

  
 CaribSeek Kaleidoscope | Going Underground by Michael DeFreitas | Rio Camuy Caves, Puerto Rico
During one of their forays the Gurnee's discovered a new, blind species of fish, which was named Alaweckelia gurneei in their honor.
Today, over 10 miles of caverns, 220 caves and 17 entrances to the Camuy cave system have been mapped between the surrounding towns of Hatillo, Camuy and Lares.
The Río Camuy Caves Park is located 11 miles southwest of Arecibo on Hwy 129 and due to the ecological sensitivity of the area only a specific number of visitors are allowed into the park each day.
kaleidoscope.caribseek.com /Michael_DeFreitas/Going_Underground   (1107 words)

  
 Photos of Puerto Rico.com ::: Pictures/Photos of Camuy, Puerto Rico:::
Panoramic view of el Pueblo de Camuy, Puerto Rico.
Camuy River National Park, (read our photo tips below if you are planning a trip).
Over one million years ago, the Camuy River carved what is considered the third largest cave system in the world.
www.photosofpuertorico.com /camuy.htm   (478 words)

  
 Bienvenido a Puerto Rico Goza
En Camuy corren caudalosos ríos subterráneos por el sistema de las Cavernas, las cuales son una maravilla de la naturaleza por sus peculiaridades y magnitud.
El municipio de Camuy está integrado por los siguientes barrios; Camuy- Pueblo, Zanja, Abra Honda, Yeguada, Camuy Arriba, Santiago, Cibao, Quebradas, Ciénagas, Puertos, Membrillo y Piedra Gorda.
El municipio de Camuy está regado por los ríos Camuy, el cual cruza al municipio de sur a norte, formando su cauce un cañon estrecho y el Cibao.
www.puertoricogoza.com /puertorico/camuy.htm   (204 words)

  
 San Juan : Side Trips : Arecibo & Camuy | Frommers.com
The trolley then goes to the entrance of Clara Cave of Epalme, one of 16 caves in the Camuy caves network, where visitors begin a 45-minute walk, viewing the majestic series of rooms rich in stalagmites, stalactites, and huge natural "sculptures" formed over the centuries.
Tres Pueblos Sinkhole, located on the boundaries of the Camuy, Hatillo, and Lares municipalities, measures 65 feet (20m) in diameter, with a depth of 400 feet (120m) -- room enough to fit all of El Morro Fortress in San Juan.
In Tres Pueblos, visitors can walk along two platforms -- one on the Lares side, facing the town of Camuy, and the other on the Hatillo side, overlooking Tres Pueblos Cave and the Río Camuy.
www.frommers.com /destinations/sanjuan/0323023538.html   (881 words)

  
 Rio Camuy Caves- Puerto Rico - VirtualTourist.com
The Rio Camuy Caves is the third largest subterranean river in the world.
Camuy Caverns are a big chain of underground caves and riverways.
Rio Camuy Cave park is a beautiful developed part of it that you can visit.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Caribbean_and_Central_America/Puerto_Rico/Things_To_Do-Puerto_Rico-Rio_Camuy_Caves-BR-1.html   (853 words)

  
 Camuy Caves Tour
Upon departing the hotel you will proceed directly to Rio Camuy Cave Park located on the northwest side of the island.
The extensive subterranean cave systems of the park are reported to be the largest in the Western Hemi-sphere.
Until the completion of the expanded highway leading west to Camuy, the driving distance dis-couraged many from seeing this remarkable cave system.
www.destinationpr.com /camuy.html   (568 words)

  
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At the entrance to Clara Cave, one of 16 in the network, the visitor starts by viewing the majestic rooms rich in stalactites and stalagmites and huge sculptures built in limestone through the centuries and which seem to play with the filtered sunlight and the transparent waters.
A footpath winds through the 170-foot-high cave to a deeper sinkhole and spectacular views down to the Camuy River.Tres Pueblos Sinkhole all of 650 feet in diameter with a depth of 400 feet lies in the boundaries of the municipalities of Camuy, Hatillo and Lares.
Spelunkers world -wide are attracted to this large system and keep exploring thse area which are not accesible to the general public.
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 Rio Camuy Cave Park and Arecibo Observatory from San Juan
The caves at Camuy are actually 45 million years old, but it took a few million years for nature to adorn their towering ceilings with crystalline stalactites, their walls with flowing stone tapestries and their floors with mushroom mounds of stalactites.
Few cave systems in the world are as massive or dramatic as the Rio Camuy Cave Park; none has a thundering tropical river transversing countless miles of uncharted channels.
Three crater-like sinkholes and one cave of the huge system in the park are open to the public and they are truly memorable experiences.
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 Karst Features of the Caribbean Islands: Rio Camuy Cave Park
It is the worlds second longest river cave and so far 16 entrances to the system are known.
In Río Camuy Cave Park two sinkholes and a cave a made accessible to tourists.
The biggest cavern on the visit is called Cueva Clara de Enpalme and is 210m in length and 65m high.
www.showcaves.com /english/car/karst/RioCamuy.html   (167 words)

  
 Camuy, Puerto Rico La Ciudad Romántica y del Sol Taino
Camuy, Puerto Rico La Ciudad Romántica y del Sol Taino
Camuy was founded in 1807 by Petrolina Matos, when disassociated from Arecibo.
portion of the Camuy River that flows underground.
www.senorboriqua.net /Pueblos/camuy.html   (183 words)

  
 Camuy hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Puerto Rico, by all-hotels.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Camuy hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Puerto Rico, by all-hotels.com
Carr 485 Km 1 8 Bo Membrillo, Camuy, Puerto Rico, 00627
Right on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, and surrounded by the natural landscaping of a secluded unspoiled beach, SEASIDE BEACH...
www.all-hotels.com /caribbean/puerto_rico/camuy_e1.htm   (456 words)

  
 Camuy - Puerto Rico
This was the social and political center of the town during mid-1900's.
This building, constructed in the neo-classic style, was the first reinforced concrete building in Camuy.
On your return to the entrance you overlook a portion of the Camuy River that flows underground.
travelandsports.com /cam.htm   (680 words)

  
 Camuy, Arecibo Copywriters - Copy Writer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Here are the most recent Camuy, Arecibo copywriter vendors that have requested a listing on Marketingtool.com.
Click here to learn more about why a Marketingtool.com Camuy copy writer featured listing is one of the best methods of advertising your business.
THE best place to find Camuy copywriters for advertising campaigns, public relations campaigns and marketing initiatives.
www.marketingtool.com /channel/copy/b.457.g.24650.html   (131 words)

  
 Camuy Caves and Arecibo Observatory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
You will be lead by a specialist in the field as you descend into the depths of a million year old cave.
This shuttle is provided to the passengers as a transfer.
There will be no refund for any cancellations that may be imposed by the Rio de Camuy Park Administration.
www.casadelcaribe.net /tour_arecibocamuy.htm   (177 words)

  
 Cueva del Humo, Rio Camuy
I posed for a picture in the water and routed back up the 100’ tall mud slope to where Brandon and Marion were napping.
When Pat caught up with the survey crew she told us we needed to take a bath because the explorers who’d done a through trip from here to the Rio Camuy entrance had gotten some sort of skin rash; nice to know now.
From here, I routed fast out of the cvae and watched the bats fly out of the entrance to eat bugs.
www.bkcave.com /PR/1-7/Humo.htm   (789 words)

  
 Las Cavernas Camuy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
El parque de cavernas de El Rio Camuy es uno de primeros encantos naturales en Puerto Rico.
El parque es 268 acres de cavernas subterráneas creadas de El Rio Camuy.
Una cueva extraordinaria, Cueva Clara, contiene el "Tres Pueblos Sinkhole" que está 120 metros profundo y llena de El Rio Camuy.
www.brunswickschools.org /highschool/sp3/las_cavernas_camuy.htm   (416 words)

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