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Travel Arecibo, Puerto Rico: Historical lighthouse & Atlantic coast

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Uploaded by on Jan 7, 2008

One of the things I love about travel is to discover local places that are not necessarily frequented by tourists. We started the day by driving west from Dorado into the coastal town of Arecibo which was settled in 1556. Caught in a downpour, we watched the goings-on on the main square ducked underneath a balcony. This town was definitely not a tourist town, and some of the rather run-down buildings away from the main square attested to that. When we were trying to find our way out of town to Highway 10 for a connection to the south coast, a local security guard took pity on us and guided us out of this city. Arecibo is most famous for the nearby Arecibo Observatory, an enormous radio telescope that measures 305 m in diameter and was featured in the James Bond movie "GoldenEye" as well as in the film "Contact".

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  • Vivo hace 30 a~nos en Estados Unidos y me crie en Arecibo, pueblo bello reconosido por el radio redar mas grande del mundo de la Univfercidad de Cornell, El Observatorio de Arecibo, tambien el pueblo es conocido por un pesecito que captura en la boca del rio conocido como El Ceti. Ya me retiro pronto y espero vorver a mi Arecibo querido.

  • No soy natural de Arecibo pero disfrute de un par de semanas de vacaciones ahi. El area que se muestra en el video frente al Oceano Atlantico es hermosa a cualquier hora. Muchos caminan o hacen ejercicio en en area especialmente en las tardes.Otros pescan desde la orilla. La salida y la puesta de sol son impresionantes.Algun dia cuando me retire me encantaria vivir cerca a este lugar pues esta area costera ofrece una vista relajante ademas de estar muy cerca al corazon del pueblo. Disfrutenla.

  • viva arecibo y puerto rico

  • ese es mi hermoso pueblo

  • Beatiful el paseo Victor Rojas, pero soy de Hatillo.

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