Bayamon - description of the city:
Bayamon is a city in Puerto Rico, as a part of United States. It is located in the north of the island. It occupies a part of the fertile valley, where coffee, sugar cane, tobacco, and grapefruit grow. In fact, the settlement is like a satellite of San Juan and it is among the most rapidly developing cities. One of the its popular sites is a science park, on the territory of which are museums, a zoo, children`s rides, observation deck. There also can be seen an exhibition of NASA rockets. At the intersection of five roads the city hall rises. To get into the hall possible through a special passage extending over a busy highway.
The city was founded on May 22h in 1772th by Juan Ramirez Arellano. According the one version, the name of the city comes from the name of the local Indian chief Bahamon. According the another version the city got a name of the name of the local river- Bayamongo, (Indian version of the name of this river), which is located in the vicinity of the city.
In Bayamon are open universities. The most famous university, which is named after the city, was built in 1970th. The ancient building is Cathedral of Santa Cruz, which attracts the attention by its architectural elements of the facade. The building dating back to the 1772 year, known as a monument of history and architecture. In Bayamon the sugar production is developed. Among the modern enterprises are factories of the production of cast iron, bricks, automobile perts, textiles, and tools.
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Puerto Rico
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| International title |
Bayamon |
| Population |
203,499 people |
| Timezone |
America/Puerto_Rico |
| State |
Bayamon Municipio |
| Geographic coordinates |
Latitude: 18.39856 x Longitude: -66.15572 |
Photo Galery Bayamon
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#03: Spending Time in Bayamon |
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#04: A tour about Bayamon |
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#05: Bayamon Photogallery |
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#07: Sightseeing in Bayamon |
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#08: Acquaintance to Bayamon |
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#09: Walks across Bayamon |
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#10: Famous Landmarks of Bayamon |
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Places to visit in Bayamon
Famous Places
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Freud-Museum
Country: Austria
Berggasse 9, a typical 20th-century Viennese town house, was the home of Sigmund Freud, the famous doctor and father of psychoanalysis, from 1891—1938. Here he created his most acclaimed works and treated patients before he was forced to flee Aus ...
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Museum fur Volkskunde
Country: Austria
Near a quiet park stands the charming Austrian Folklore Museum. Founded in 1895, it moved in 1917 to its present premises, the former Schonborn Palace, built in 1706—11 to designs by Lukas von Hildebrandt as a homely twostorey mansion, and altere ...
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Amstetten
Country: Austria
A major transport hub, the town of Amstetten is situated on the Ybbs River near the border with Upper Austria. Originally known as Amistein, the town witnessed the arrival of Illyrian, Celts and Roman settlers over time. It is the largest town in t ...
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St. Veit an der Glan
Country: Austria
From 1174 to 1518, St. Veit an der Glan was the seat of the dukes of Spanheim, who ruled Carinthia during the Middle Ages; it then lost its position to Klagenfurt. Many historic buildings are preserved in the old town around Hauptplatz, including t ...
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Hoymagasinet
Country: Norway
The Hoymagasinet is a museum that is devoted to Christiania history. The dates for the history museum are from 1624 through 1840. The location for the museum is in Akershus Slott, which is in Norway.
In the year 1624, there was a devastating ...
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