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ARECIBO , a See also:city and See also:port on the See also:north See also:coast of See also:Porto Rico, at the mouth of a small stream called the Rio Grande de Arecibo, and contiguous to one of the most fertile regions of the See also:island. Pop. (1899) 8008; of the tributary See also:district, about 3o,000; (1910) 9612. It is connected with See also:San Juan, See also:Mayaguez and See also:Ponce by railway. It is a well-built and active commercial city, and 'has a large export See also:trade in See also:coffee and See also:sugar. The See also:harbour is an open roadstead, very dangerous to See also:shipping in northerly winds, and the See also:discharge and loading of cargoes is effected by means of lighters at considerable See also:risk and expense. Arecibo was founded in 1988. End of Article: ARECIBOAdditional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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