Salto de Guayo, 1943Rio Guayo, Rio Amigo : don Pepe Alvarez Rio Guayo de mis ensuenos, Comtenplando tu caudal, A los anos de mi infancia, Feliz me haces remontar. Alla por los anos treinta, Se remonta mi memoria, Cuando de nino solia, Contemplar tu trayectoria. Mirame en el quieto fondo, De tus aguas transparentes, Y mecerme en los columpios, De tus placidas corrientes. Nadar, pescar y banarme, Era tarea cotidiana, Casi siempre acompanado, De mi hermano y de mi hermana. Recuerdo de aquellos anos, Tus gigantescas crecientes, Y tu cauce retorcido, Como una enorme serpiente. Hoy es un dia especial, Que nunca echare al olvido, Porque he visto con sorpresa, Lo mucho que te ha crecido. Poesia de don Pepe Alvarez, publicada en el 1985 |
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Castañer is a small community in the center of the island of
Puerto Rico. It is surrounded by rough mountainous terrain. Because of the
isolation and difficulty in reaching this area, it was the last refuge of the
Puerto Rican Indians (this area is called the Indieras). It was slow to develop
and in the 1930s the PRRA established a community here. During the WW2 the
Church of the Brethren established a hospital there because of Castañer's
isolation, building upon what the PRRA had started. The Hospital expanded and is
now a modern hospital serving the Castañer area. Castañer was initially known as Los Rabanos, the name was changed to reflect the original owners of the large farm that was the center of this area. The center of town is still call Los Rabanos. Juan Castaņer had a large farm in this area. It had started in 1868 as a small parcel of land that grew to a maximum of 2,441.25 "cuerdas" (cuerda is slightly less than 1 acre) by 1914 of which 1,500 were dedicated to coffee. In the decade of 1930 the descendants of don Juan Castaņer sold the hacienda Castaner to the Puerto Rican Government. This was parceled out to the previous workers of the farm and to the local population of the barrio Bartolo of Lares. The population started settling near the old hacienda buildings, thus starting the nucleus of the community that will become Castaner. For more photos go to Tom Lehman's photo colection of La Plata, Castaner, El Guacio and other places in Puerto Rico during the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's. I have added Google Maps to the Web Site, Please enjoy. I need help in planning a photo contest, those interested in helping please contact me. CASTANER GENERAL HOSPITAL PO BOX 1003 CASTANER, PR 00631 Services provided by CASTANER GENERAL HOSPITAL- many CASTANER GENERAL INFORMATION Post Office Name: Castaner ZipCode: 00631 Counties: Lares / Adjuntas / Yauco / Maricao Area Code: (787) XXX-XXXX Timezone: Atlantic (Standard Time: GMT -4 hours, EST+1 hours, No change for DST) Latitude: +18.269187 (N) Longitude: -066.864993 (W) Castaner Gas stations-2 Castaner Restaurants-5 Castaner Churches-5 Castaner Pizza Castaner coffe haciendas Castaner Police Castaner Fire Dept Castaner Heliport Castaner Gymnasium Castaner Sports Baseball diamond Covered Basketball/Volleyball court Weight lifting Sport fishing Castaner lake - 11.1 square miles Lago Guayo-sport fishing |
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