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Badillo, Herman
(Encyclopedia)Badillo, Herman bädēˈyō [key], 1929–2014, U.S. politician, b. Caguas, Puerto Rico, grad. City College (now part of the City Univ. of New York), 1951, Brooklyn Law School, 1954. As a Democrat, he...Puerto Barrios
(Encyclopedia)Puerto Barrios pwārˈtō bärˈyōs [key], city (1994 est. pop. 29,095) and port, E Guatemala, capital of Izabal dept., on the Bay of Amatique, an arm of the Caribbean Sea. It was named after the Gua...Puerto Bello
(Encyclopedia)Puerto Bello: see Portobelo, Panama. ...Puerto Cabello
(Encyclopedia)Puerto Cabello käbāˈyō [key], city (1990 pop. 128,825), N Venezuela, a port on the Caribbean Sea. An important Venezuelan port, it ships meat, coffee, cacao, dyewoods, and copper ores. Near the ci...Puerto Montt
(Encyclopedia)Puerto Montt mōnt [key], city (1992 pop. 130,730), capital of Los Lagos region, S central Chile, a port on Ancud Gulf, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. It is the southern terminus of Chile's mainland r...Puerto Plata
(Encyclopedia)Puerto Plata, city (1993 pop. 85,042), N Dominican Republic, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the major northern port of the country, serving Santiago de los Caballeros and other inland towns. Dairy and c...Puerto Vallarta
(Encyclopedia)Puerto Vallarta väyärˈtä [key], city (1990 pop. 93,503), Jalisco state, W Mexico. Located on the expansive Bahía de Banderas [Bay of Flags], Puerto Vallarta has been used since the 16th cent. as ...Fajardo
(Encyclopedia)Fajardo fähärˈdō [key], town, NE Puerto Rico. Its manufactures include cigars, and metal ...Bayamón
(Encyclopedia)Bayamón bäyämōnˈ [key], city, NE Puerto Rico, a residential, commercial, and industrial ...Coamo
(Encyclopedia)Coamo kwäˈmō [key], town and municipality, S central Puerto Rico, on the Coamo River. It i...Browse by Subject
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