Florida (flo-REE-dah) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located north of Utuado and Ciales, south of Barceloneta, east of Arecibo, and west of Manatí. Florida is spread over 1 ward and Florida Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
History
Florida, founded in 1971, it was the last municipality founded in Puerto Rico. Florida is known as "La Tierra del Rio Encantado" (The Land of the Enchanted River).
Originally known as "Florida Afuera" and belonging to Manatí (another municipality), this town derives its present name from the abundant flowers and natural resources.
Flag
It consists of three horizontal stripes, with the following colors and widths: green the superior and white the inferior, with five modules of width each one, the center one red, with a width of one module.
Coat of Arms
Field of silver, in an abyss, a gules (red) anchored cross, between two branches of bloomed poinsettias (Poinsettia Pulcherrima). The Almeneda Campaign in green with a stripe forming waves, sabered, outlined in silver. At the top, a three tower gold crown. The shield can be surrounded, to its flanks and bottom by two crossed coffee tree branches with fruits, in a natural way.
Demographics
Barrios (Districts/Wards)
Geo/Topography
Economic
Agriculture
Pineapple and juice nectors
Industrial
Manufacturing (plastics)
Tourism
Landmarks and places of interest
- Encantada Cave
- Yanés Cultural Centre
Festivals and events
- Three Kings Festival - January
- Aguinaldo Contest - January
- Cayenalisa Pineapple Festival - July
- Patron Festivities - September
- Encantado River Cultural Festivities - October
Notable "Florideños"
- Celia Arenas - poet and author of Florida's Municipal Hymn
- Francisco Frías
- Luciano Sánchez - Lawyer
- Luis "Tuto" Rivera - renowned local historian, newspaper reporter, and photographer
- Juan Font-Torres - renowned lawyer with the Justice Department of Puerto Rico
- Mercy Soto - Doctor
- Norberto Montoyo
- Ovidio Santa - Lawyer
Florida, Puerto Rico. (2006, September 14). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:49, October 19, 2006, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Florida%2C_Puerto_Rico&oldid=75738355
