Place:Rincón, Mayagüez-Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

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NameRincón
Alt namesRincónsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates18.333°N 67.25°W
Located inMayagüez-Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Rincón is a popular beach town and municipality of Puerto Rico founded in 1771 by Don Luis de Añasco, who previously founded Añasco in 1733. It is located in the Western Coastal Valley, west of Añasco and Aguada. Rincón is spread over 9 barrios and Rincón Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The municipality is home to many of the surfing beaches in Puerto Rico, including Domes, Marias, Tres Palmas, Sandy Beach, Pools Beach, Córcega Beach and Rincón Town Beach. The word "Rincón" means "nook" in Castilian Spanish. Rincón is in the north, on the westernmost tip of Puerto Rico.

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