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Lajas

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Water Sports Scuba & Snorkeling Islands
Lajas is a municipality of Puerto Rico (U.S.) located in southwestern Puerto Rico, on the southern coast of the island, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of San Germán and Sabana Grande; east of Cabo Rojo; and west of Guánica. Lajas is spread over 11 wards plus Lajas Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Germán-Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryLocated at the Lajas Valley, the town was founded in 1883 by the Xueta Teodoro Jacome Pagan. Xuetes (Chuetas) were Majorcan Jews (Sephardi Catalan Jews). Some families changed their names from Jacome to the Castilian form Santiago (Saint James the greater). Jacome is the Mallorquin form of James (Ia'akov). Catalan Jews from Majorca were part of the early settlers in the South of (Boriken) Puerto Rico. The village of La Parguera is a popular tourist destination to see the famous Bahía Fosforescente (Phosphorescent Bay) and its keys and islet's.
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Top Lajas tours
North Coast of Puerto Rico from San Juan: Arecibo Observatory and Cueva del Indio BOOK WITH VIATOR FROM $114
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La Parguera Glowing Bioluminescent Bay Tour from San Juan BOOK WITH VIATOR FROM $199
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Popular things to do in Lajas

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La Parguera
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Duration:3 h 30 min
Bioluminiscent Bay
La Parguera
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Duration:2 h 30 min
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Cayo Caracoles
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Duration:2 h 30 min
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Isla Mata La Gata
La Parguera
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Duration:2 h 30 min

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Museo de Arte de Ponce
Ponce
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Duration:2 h
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Playa Sucia
Cabo Rojo
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Duration:2 h 30 min
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Cueva del Indio
Arecibo
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Duration:4 h
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Aventura Cueva Ventana
Arecibo
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Duration:2 h 30 min
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