Trujillo Alto in Puerto Rico

Trujillo Alto is one city in Puerto Rico that is known toAlto Pueblo are just the barrios (wards, district). The
have beautiful place and an interesting history. Thecity also has their festivity that is celebrated every
history shows the culture, the demographic population,September. The "El marathon del Arrecostao" is the
the flag, the industrial, the agriculture, the tourism, andpopular marathon that is celebrated every year. Some
some other facts about Puerto Rico.of the natural features of the area are the Grande de
It is situated in the Northern Coastal Plain and in theLoiza River, Carraizo dam, Haya Fria, Infierno, Limones,
karst zone. On January 8, 1801, the Trujillo Alto wasMaracuto, Naranjo, and the Pastrana. The people's
established by the fellow citizens of the high part ofway of life in is through agriculture like growing fruits
the Loiza River. The city got its name from Alonso deand livestock like cattle ranching. Their agricultural
Trujillo, who owns the latifundo before. The city isproducts and livestock products are sold to other
considered to be the part of the San Juan Metropolitanplaces. Trujillo Alto is known to be improving in terms
Area though it has no significant tourist attraction thatof industrial. The city has large factories on nutritional
comprises the cities of Guavnabo, Cataño,products, fabric, wood, metal, electrical and electronic
Bayamon, Canovanas, Toa Baja and Toa Alta. Themachines. They also have stone quarries. The city is
flag is a white rectangular flag and at the middle of thefocusing more in improving their place.
flag is the whole shield.The history of the this city shows that though they are
The city is also known as the Puerto Rico's tenth mostnot considered to have important tourist attraction,
populous city during 2003 with more than 75,000they still made a way to make their city more
populations. During the 20th century the populationsuccessful. This is the history of the Trujillo Alto which
continuously increases and as the time passes by. Theis very interesting and it can also be an informative
Carraizo, Las Cuevas, Dos Bocas, La Gloria, Quebradafact for visitors or other people who wants to know
Negrito, Quebrada Grande, Saint Just, and the Trujilloabout Trujillo Alto.