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Cerro de Punta or Cerro Punta is the highest peak in Puerto Rico, rising to 1,338 meters (4,390 ft) above sea level. [note 1] The mountain is part of the Cordillera Central and is located on the town boundary between the municipalities of Ponce and Jayuya in the central region of the main island of Puerto Rico.
The forest includes Puerto Rico's highest peak, Cerro de Punta, which is located at km. 17.0 on Puerto Rico Highway 143. [78] It is at 18.1722°N, 66.5917°W (). The mountain is the dividing landmark for the municipalities of Ponce and Jayuya.
Telephone numbers in Puerto Rico are assigned under the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). Their area codes are 787 and 939. Prior to March 1, 1996, Puerto Rico was one of many Caribbean islands served by area code 809. On that date Puerto Rico was assigned the new area code 787. Permissive dialing of 809 ended January 31, 1997.
Puerto Rico [36] Aibonito has the highest central plaza of any municipality in Puerto Rico at 2,401 feet (732 m). The highest point in Puerto Rico is Cerro de Punta in Ponce municipality at 4,390 feet (1,338 m). 812 feet (247 m) Foster Rhode Island [37] Jerimoth Hill, the highest point in the state, is located in Foster 1750 feet (533 m) Rocky ...
Cerro de Punta in Ponce, the highest peak in the Cordillera Central. The following table lists the 50 highest mountain peaks of Puerto Rico that are located in the Cordillera Central, including those of the Sierra de Cayey. Note that some unnamed peaks in the region are not included. [35]
The highest elevation point in Puerto Rico, Cerro de Punta (4,390 feet or 1,338 meters), [21] is located in the Cordillera Central, while El Yunque, one of the most popular peaks in Puerto Rico, located in the Sierra de Luquillo and part of El Yunque National Forest, has a maximum elevation of 3,540 feet (1,080 m).
El Toro Wilderness (Spanish: Selva El Toro) is a 10,254-acre (41.5 km 2) federally designated National Wilderness Preservation System unit located within El Yunque National Forest (formerly known as the Caribbean National Forest) on the Sierra de Luquillo in eastern Puerto Rico. El Toro, named after the highest peak in the forest at 3,524 feet ...
The Puerto Rico Communications Authority (La Autoridad de Comunicaciones de Puerto Rico) was created with Law No. 212, on May 12, 1942. Five years later, the department was located at 1314 Juan Ponce de León Avenue in Santurce. [4]