TRUJILLO ALTO, PUERTO RICO

'Trujillo Alto' (troo-HEE-yo AHL-to) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Northern Coastal Plain and in the karst zone, north of Caguas,and Gurabo; southeast of San Juan, and west of Carolina. Although Trujillo Alto has no important tourist attractions it is part of the metropolitan area of Puerto Rico which includes the municipalities of Bayamón, Guaynabo, Cataño, Toa Baja,Toa Alta and Canovanas. Trujillo Alto is spread over 6 wards and Trujillo Alto Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
Trujillo Alto is Puerto Rico's tenth largest municipality by population.

Contents

History

Flag

Coat of Arms

Demographics

Population

'Barrios' (Districts/Wards)

Geo/Topography

Anthem

Economic

Agriculture

Industrial

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Festivals and events

Main Roads

Notable "Trujillanos"

References

Footnotes

Books about Trujillo Alto

Additional Information

Photo gallery

External links

History

Trujillo Alto was founded on January 8, 1801 by the neighbors of the high part of the Loíza River. The name of the municipality comes from Alonso de Trujillo, the former owner of the "latifundio".

Flag

White rectangular flag and the whole shield in the center of the flag

Coat of Arms

In a silver field, three green mountains, a Latin cross of blue centered above the mountains. Bordered in blue with eight spurts of water, in silver. The shield is stamped with a gold crown, heightened with five towers.

Demographics

Population

The municipality counts with more than 75,000 habitants (2003) which makes it the tenth municipality with the largest population in Puerto Rico. What follows is a list of the amount of habitants of Trujillo Alto though the 20th century:

★ 1899 - 5,683

★ 1920 - 7,470

★ 1940 - 11,726

★ 1950 - 13,605

★ 1960 - 18,251

★ 1970 - 30,351

★ 1980 - 51,389

★ 1990 - 61,120

'Barrios' (Districts/Wards)

★ Carraízo ★ Cuevas ★ Dos Bocas

★ La Gloria ★ Quebrada Grande ★ Quebrada Negrito ★ Saint Just

Geo/Topography

★ Carraízo dam

★ Gorges; Colorada, Grande, Haya Fría, Infierno, Limones, Maracuto, Naranjo, Pastrana.

★ Grande de Loíza River

Anthem

Duerme mi lindo Trujillo

entre rojos tulipanes

bordado de flamboyanes

como silencioso nido

Eres remanso tranquilo

eres jardín en el valle

ensoñación inefable

prolongación de un idilio

Cuando subo a la montaña

miro de lo alto a lo hondo

y se retrata en el fondo

como cristal que no empaña

El Loíza que te baña

y al margen de su recodo

te va filtrando un tesoro

de rubia arena y de caña

Y en la charca transparente

de la gran comba serena

en noches de luna llena

vuelca su arco reluciente,

tu centinela de puente

y es invertida diadema

suspendida en la corriente

aunque se vaya la arena...

De tus delicados lirios

a lo largo del Loíza

lleva un secreto la brisa

que lo roba con sigilo

Cuando en sus pausados giros

en una tierna caricia

les regala una sonrisa

y les arranca un suspiro

La tortuosa carretera

que serpentea en tu entrada

es una cinta enlazada

que parte en dos la ladera...

Y en invierno y primavera

se ve con flores regada...

Es que flora perfumada

es tu bendición eterna.

Y cuando rompe la calma

y su ira desenfrena el Río Grande,

ruge austera su corriente

y se derrama sobre la ancha rivera;

y a tus manteles de grana prende

girones de arena con alfileres de palma

Economic

Agriculture

★ Fruits and cattle ranching.

Industrial

★ Factories; nutritional products, wood, fabric, metal, electrical and electronic machinery;

★ Stone quarries,

Tourism

Trujillo Alto holds its festivities in September, and in 2001, it conmemorated its 200 year history. Each year Trujillo Alto celebrates "El maratón del Arrecostao", which is a very popular marathon in the town.

Landmarks and places of interest

• Carraízo Dam
• Convent Carmelitas de San José
• Lourdes Grotto
• Manantial de la Montaña (spring)

Festivals and events

★ Patron Festivities - May but celebrate in September

★ Paso Fino Fair - November

★ Macabeo Festival - December

Main Roads

The main road is the “Carretera #181” (Highway #181) that crosses the municipality of north to south. After that, are other highways are the #852 of the Quebrada Grande neighborhood and Dos Bocas, the #175 of the neighborhood Carraízo, the Avenue “Las Cumbres” and the “Carretera #851” from “La Gloria” neighborhood.

Notable "Trujillanos"

★ Emilio Díaz Valcarcel - Writter

★ José Fermín Díaz Viera - Historian

★ Manuel Rivera Morales - Speaker and sports narrator

★ Medardo Carazo - Educator

★ Tulio Larrinaga - - Civil Engineer and Commissioned Resident

★ Yolandita Monge - Singer and Actress

★ [René Pérez] (Calle 13) - Artist and Singer

★ Dariam Acevedo - University of Texas Volleyball Player/Alumnus

★ Luis de la Cruz - Scientist

References

★ Trujillo Alto and its barrios, United States Census Bureau

Footnotes

Books about Trujillo Alto

Additional Information

Photo gallery

you have a photo of gallery of trujillo alto

External links