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The Puerto Rico Tourism Company established the Paradores de Puerto Rico brand in 1973 [1] under the administration of Governor Luis A. Ferre, who wanted to enhance the tourism sector of the island. The company runs an enterprise known by the same name, Paradores de Puerto Rico , which are typically small, one-of-a-kind, locally owned and ...
Another nickname is "La Suiza de Puerto Rico" ("The Switzerland of Puerto Rico") which is a reference to Adjuntas' relatively low temperatures. Adjuntas has an average yearly weather of 70 degrees Fahrenheit. [4] Finally, Adjuntas is also called "La tierra de lagos" ("The land of lakes") because of its many lakes. [83]
From 1976 it was converted, with government assistance, [3] into one of Puerto Rico's earliest paradores, and ran, administered by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, as a 21-room agro-hotel. At 1,600 ft (490 m) above sea level, visitors could enjoy the view and the peacefulness of the Puerto Rican mountains. [ 4 ]
La inocencia castigada (English: Innocence Punished) is a Spanish language novel by María de Zayas y Sotomayor, from the collection Desengaños amorosos (English: Amorous Disenchantments). It was published during Spain's Golden Age , and is a tragedy about a misunderstanding which leads to the kidnapping and torture of an innocent woman.
The Parador de Oropesa, opened on 7 February 1930, and inaugurated on 11 March, in the Medieval castle of Oropesa , was the first located in a historic building. In May 1930, the Hostería de la Rábida in Palos de la Frontera and Hostería del Estudiante in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) were the first hosterías opened. Over the years, the ...
En la bahia de jobos: Celita Y El Mangle Zapatero (children's book, with Yolanda Pastrana Fuentes and Alida Ortiz Sotomayor), Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, 2004 Esperando a Loló y otros delirios generacionales , San Juan, Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, 2006
Zoilo Cajigas Sotomayor (June 28, 1858 – 1962) was a Puerto Rican santero, a folk artist who makes religious statuettes of saints and biblical figures known as santos. He was known for his piety and adherence to traditional Hispanic folk art methods. Many examples of his work exist in the Museo de los Santos de Palo in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Bust of the poet Álvarez de Sotomayor by Jerónimo López-Salazar Martínez. 1933. José María Álvarez de Sotomayor (28 September 1880–20 May 1947) was a Spanish playwright and poet from the Province of Almería.