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City of Jayuya
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 Jayuya is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the mountainous center region of the island, north of Ponce; east of Utuado; and west of Ciales. Jayuya is spread over 18 wards and Jayuya Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
It is named after the Taino Cacique Hayuya. Jayuya is known for its skilled wood carvers. Among its monuments are the Catholic church, the statue of Nemesio R. Canales and the bust of the Indian leader Jayuya, by the Puerto Rican sculptor Tomás Batista.The town of Jayuya was founded in 1911, but history traces people living in the region as far back as 1878. At that time, a small community was established there, separated from the larger cities of the coasts with little to no communication. Near the end of the 19th Century, the town focused on the production of coffee, which greatly boosted the local economy. In 1911, the town was officially declared a municipality with a population of more than 9,000.
In 1950, the town was the setting of what was known as the Jayuya Uprising, where nationalists started a revolt against the Government of the United States led by Social Worker Blanca Canales Torresola and her cousins Elio and Doris Torresola.
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Parador Hacienda Gripiñas (Located in Jayuya)
A restored nineteenth-century coffe plantation in the central mountains near the town of Jayuya....
Phone: 1-787-828-1717 & 1-787-828-1718 | VISIT WEBSITE 
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Cemi Museum (Located in Jayuya)
Museum celebrating the history of taino culture in Puerto Rico....
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Hacienda Casa Taína (Located in Jayuya) 
Boutique Hotel with 18 rooms, a pool and a restaurant. All rooms have coffee maker, refrigerator, A/C, TV, Blower, Iron and Iron Table....
Phone: 787-828-2270 | VISIT WEBSITE
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The Written Stone (Located in Jayuya)
Large stone sitting on the bed of a river covered with taino petrogliphs....
Phone: 787-828-1241, 787-828-1241FX | VISIT WEBSITE
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