Overview
Canóvanas is a municipality in Puerto Rico, located in the northeastern region, north of Juncos and Las Piedras; south of Loíza; east of Carolina; and west of Río Grande. Canóvanas is spread over 6 wards and Canóvanas Pueblo.
Description
The island’s hub for horse racing, and more.
The origin of its name is the native chief Canobaná, and the municipality is known as la Cuna de los Indios (“The Indian Cradle”), or Pueblo Valeroso (“The Valiant Town”), in part because the local tribe helped defend the Spaniards from the native Taíno uprising in 1511. But the name that is most relevant nowadays is la Ciudad de las Carreras (“The Racing Horse Town”) since it is home to the only horse track on the island and the local culture is closely tied to equestrian sport.
Located in the northern part of the eastern region, Canóvanas is technically part of the San Juan metropolitan statistical area. Its location makes it an easy day trip (only about 30 minutes from Old San Juan), or as a stopping point along the way from the capital to Río Grande and the natural beauty of El Yunque, the island’s famed rainforest park, the beaches of Luquillo, and much more.
Canovanas, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
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