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Carolina barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Carolina, a municipality of Puerto Rico.Its population in 2010 was 1,201. [1] [4] [5] [6]As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings (city hall), and a Catholic church.
Fiestas patronales in Puerto Rico are yearly celebrations held in each municipality of the island. Like in other countries, " fiestas patronales " are heavily influenced by Spanish culture and religion, and are dedicated to a saint or the Blessed Virgin Mary under one of her titles.
Puerto Rico celebrates all official U.S. holidays, [1] and other official holidays established by the Commonwealth government. Additionally, many municipalities celebrate their own Patron Saint Festivals (fiestas patronales in Spanish), as well as festivals honoring cultural icons like bomba y plena, danza, salsa, hamacas (hammocks), and popular crops such as plantains and coffee.
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Tropical Storm Ernesto for Wednesday, Aug. 14. For the latest news on Ernesto as it moves across the Caribbean, view USA TODAY's story on the storm ...
Carolina (/ ˌ k ær oʊ ˈ l iː n ə /; Spanish pronunciation: [kaɾoˈlina]) is a city and municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico, immediately east of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, north of Gurabo and Juncos, and west of Canóvanas and Loíza.
Earlier Tuesday afternoon, around 1.2 million customers in Puerto Rico, or 82.2% of the electricity company's clients, were spending New Year's Eve without electricity.