Place:Lares, Puerto Rico

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NameLares
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates18.3°N 66.883°W
Located inPuerto Rico
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Lares is a mountain town and municipality of Puerto Rico's central-western area. Lares is located north of Maricao and Yauco; south of Camuy, east of San Sebastián and Las Marias; and west of Hatillo, Utuado and Adjuntas. Lares is spread over 10 barrios and Lares Pueblo (Downtown Lares). It is part of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area.

A city adorned with Spanish-era colonial-style churches and small downtown stores, Lares is located on a breezy area that is about 1.5 hours from San Juan by car.

A significant event that occurred in Lares, the 1868 uprising brought on by pro-independence rebels who wanted Puerto Rico to gain its freedom from Spain. The movement, known as El Grito de Lares (literally, The Cry of Lares, or Lares Revolt), was soon extinguished but it remains as an iconic historical event in the history of the island.

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