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© Lonely Planet Publications 317 Index A B birds 64, 65, 11 Abercromby,ABBREVIATIONS Ralph 32 Bacardí family 128 bird-watching 64, 82 accommodationsACT 273-5,A u see also s - Bacardí Rum Factory 127 Bosque Estatal de Carite 259-60 individualtralian locations Capital Báez, Myrna 48 Bosque Estatal de Guánica 201-2 Spanish words Territoryfor 301-2 Bahía de Fosforescente 205 El Yunque 136 AcevedoNSW Vilá, AníbalNew 38-9 South Bahía de Jobos 197-8 Isla Mona 236 activitiesWales 71-82, 275-6, see also Bahía de la Ballena 204 Refugio de Boquerón 214 individualNT activitiesNorthern Ter- Bahía Las Croabas 144 Refugio Nacional Cabo Rojo 212 acuteritory hemorrhagic Bahía Mosquito 171 Reserva Natural Laguna de conjunctivitisQld 297-8Queensland Baldorioty de Castro, Roman 33 Joyuda 217 Adjuntas 270 balnearios Blue Beach 173 African people 32-3 Balneario Boquerón 214 boat travel, see also cruise ships, Aguadilla 253-6 Balneario Condado 103 sailing Aguirre 198 Balneario de Carolina 103 to/from Puerto Rico 289 Aibonito 261-4, 279 Balneario Escambrón 103 within Puerto Rico 290 air travel Balneario Manuel Morales 240 Bolívar, Simón 33, 34 airlines 287, 290 Balneario Morrillos 247 bomba 48-9, 50-1 airports 287, 290 Rincón balneario 228 bomba y plena 50-1, 126 to/from Puerto Baño de Oro 133 Bonus Nuclear Power Plant 228 Rico 286-9 Barracuda Bay 171 books 22, 23 INDEX within Puerto Rico 290 Barranquitas 264-5 birds 65 Albizu Campos, Pedro 34, 35-6 baseball 42 cooking 57, 58, 60, 61 Alcaldía 95 Batista, Tómas 48 diving 73 alcohol 57-8, 281 Bayamón 127-9 health 294 Algarin, Miguel 46 beaches 71-2, see also balnearios, history 23, 29, 32, 38 Alonso, Manuel 45 individual beaches music 51 animal bites 299 Aguadilla 254 snorkeling 72 animals 63-4, 136, 202-3, 236, see Arecibo 247 travel literature 22 also turtles Arroyo 195 wildlife 63, 64, 65 Anthony, Marc 46, 53 Boquerón 214 Boquerón 213-16 Antigua Casa de Culebra 158-61 Borinquen 29-31 Aduana 195-6 Dorado 240 bosques estatales, see territorial parks Aponte, Charlie 193 Guánica 204 & reserves Arawaks 29 Isabela 251 boxing 43 architecture 47 Luquillo 138-9 bus travel 290 Area Arqueológica Hombre de Puerto Manatí 243 business hours 276 Ferro 171 Piñones 125 area codes 283 Ponce 190 C Area Recreativa Doña Juana 266 Rincón 229 Cabo Rojo 211-12 Arecibo 244-8 San Juan 103 Calderón, Sila Maria 38, 44 Arroyo 195-6 Vieques 171-4 Calderon, Tego 50 art galleries, see also museums Yabucoa 149 Camacho, Hector 43 Artistic Invisions 233 Betances, Ramón Emeterio 33, 35 Campos, Juan Morel 54-5 Centro de Bellas Artes 196 bicycle travel, see cycling Canales, Blanca 36, 37 La Princesa 92 bioluminescence 67 Cañón de San Cristóbal 262 Siddhia Hutchinson Bahía de Fosforescente 205 Caparra 129 Gallery 180 Bahía Mosquito 171 car travel 291-2 arts 45-9, see also dance, literature, Laguna Grande 143-4 Caribs 31 music Reserva Natural Laguna de carjacking 277 ATMs 281 Joyuda 217 Carnaval 190, 279 318 Index (C-E) Casa Acosta y Flores 219 La Iglesia del Espíritu Santo y San Culebra 161 Casa Alcaldía 188 Patricio 127 Isabela 251 Casa Armstrong-Poventud 188 Parroquia de San Antonio de itinerary 28, 28 Casa Blanca 92 Padua 264 karst country 248-9, 249 Casa de Lola Rodríguez de Tió 220 San Blás Catholic Church 200 Piñones 125 Casa de los Contrafuertes 93 Cinco Días con Nuestro Tierra 279 San Juan 105 Casa de Ramón Power y Giralt 92 cinema 46 Vieques 175 Casa del Libro 93 classical music 55 Casa-Finca de Don Luis Muñoz Clemente, Roberto 42 D Marín 102 climate 20, 276-7 dance 48-9, 126 Casa Morales 219 climate change 287 dangers 277-8 Casa Perich 219 Coamo 199-200 danza 54-5 Casa Rosa 92 coastal views 66 décima 55 Casals, Pablo 55 cockfighting 42 de Oviedo, Gonzalo Fernández 45 Cataño 127-9 coffee 269-70, 272, 283 deep vein thrombosis (DVT) 294-5 cathedrals, see churches Coffee Harvest Festival 279 deforestation 67-8 caves Coffelt, Leslie 37 del Toro, Benicio 46 Cueva del Indio 247 Collazo, Oscar 37 dengue fever 296 Isla Mona 237, 235 Colon, Willie 52 Dewey 156, 157 Parque de las Cavernas del Río comida criolla 56 disabilities, travelers with 284-5 Camuy 245 Condado 98-9, 103, 98-9 diving 66, 72-3, 77, 12 Cayo Luis Peña 158 conservation groups 69, 70, 158, 270 Boquerón 214 cell phones 284 consulates 278 courses 145, 174, 251 Cementerio de San Juan 92 Convento de los Dominicos 95 Culebra 161 cemíes 47 Corozo Salt Flats 211 Fajardo 145 Central Mountains 257-72 Costa Bonita 160 Guánica 204 Centro Ceremonial Indígena de costs 20-1, see also inside front cover Isabela 251 INDEX Tibes 194-5 Cotto, Miguel 43 Isla Desecheo 256 Centro de Bellas Artes 196 credit cards 281-2 Isla Mona 237 Centro Interpretativos las Salinas de cruise ships 289 La Parguera 206 Cabo Rojo 212 Cruz, Celia 52 Naguabo 148 Cerro de Punta 266 Cruz, Joaquim 230 Playa de Joyuda 217 chemists 296 Cuartel de Ballajá & Museo de las Ponce 190 children, travel with 276 Américas 93 Puerto Real 216 food 60 Cuba 33-4 Rincón 228 health 299 Culebra 152-66, 153, 155 San Juan 104 San Juan 107 accommodations 161-3 Vieques 174 Spanish words for 306 entertainment 164-5 Dorado 239-42 churches food 163-4 Drake, Francis 31-2 Capilla del Cristo 94 information 155-6 drinks 57-8 Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la shopping 165 driving, see car travel Candelaria 222 sights 156-60 driver’s licenses 291 Catedral de San Germán de travel to/from 165 drugstores 296 Auxerre 219 travel within 165-6 Catedral de San Juan 94 Culebra National Wildlife Refuge E Catedral Nuestra Señora de 66, 156 earthquake 63 Guadalupe 188 Culinary Festival 108 economy 40-2 Iglesia Católica Nuestra Señora del culture 40-9 ecotours 135-6 Rosario 200 Cumberland, Earl of 31-2 El Arsenal 89-92 Iglesia de Porta Coeli 218 customs 60 El Capitolio 97 Iglesia de San José 94 customs regulations 277 El Combate 212-13 cycling 66, 79, 255, 290, 10, see El Convento 139 000 Map pages also mountain biking El Faro de Punta Mulas 170 000 Photograph pages Aguadilla 254 El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico 193 Cabo Rojo 212 El Morro 88 Index (E-I) 319 El Toro 137 fishing 76, 13 H El Tótem Telúrico 96, 5 Culebra 161 Hacienda San Pedro 269 El Vigía 189 Fajardo 145 haciendas 139, 149, 252, 269-70, El Yunque 66, 76-7, 132-8, 134-5 La Parguera 206 272, 10-11 embassies 278 Lago Guajataca 248-9 Hatillo 279 emergencies, see also inside front cover Naguabo 148 Hatillo Mask Festival 279 Spanish words for 303 Playa de Joyuda 217 Hato Rey 100-1 emigration 39 Playa Salinas 199 health 294-9 environmental issues 66-70 Pozuelo 197 books 294 environmental organizations 69, 70, Rincón 229 insurance 294 158, 270 San Juan 104 internet resources 294 Escobar, Sixto 43 Vieques 174 services 295-6 Escuela de Artes Plásticas 94 folk art 47 Spanish words for 303 Esperanza 170-1, 172 folk music 54-5 vaccinations 294, 297 Estación Experimental Agrícola de folk remedies 298 heavy-metal pollution 69 Puerto Rico 101-2 food 56-62, 279, 8 Heladería de Lares 250 Estación Experimental Agrícola Spanish words for 60-2 Hendricksz, Boudewijn 32 Federal 223 vegetarian 59-60 hepatitis 296 Estado Libre Associado 36 Foraker Act 34 hiking 66, 76-8, 11 ethnicity 40, 42-3 forests, see territorial parks & reserves Bahía de Jobos 198 exchange rates, see inside Fortín Conde de Mirasol 170 Bosque Estatal de Carite 259-60, front cover forts 260 El Arsenal 89-92 Bosque Estatal de Guajataca F El Morro 88 249-50 Fajardo 141-8, 143 Fortín Conde de Mirasol 170 Cañón de San Cristóbal 262 INDEX Faro y Parque Histórico de Fuerte del Cañuelo 128 Culebra 161 Arecibo 247 Fuerte San Cristóbal 89 El Yunque 133-5, 134-5 Feliciano, José 50 Fuerte San Gerónimo 97 Guánica 203-4 ferries 289, 290 friquitines 59 Isla Mona 237, 235 Festival Casals 108, 278 Fuerte del Cañuelo 128 Manatí 243, 244 Festival de Flores 263, 279 Fuerte San Cristóbal 89 Reserva Forestal Toro Negro Festival San Sebastián 108, 279 Fuerte San Gerónimo 97 266-8, 267 festivals 23, 278-9 history 29-39 artisanal 108 G African culture 32 cultural 279 Garcia Beach 173 Spanish colony 31-2 dance 49, 190, 279 Garrido, Juan 31 Taíno culture 29-31 film 108 gay travelers 112, 279-80 US territory 34-9 flower 263, 279 geography 63 hitching 292 food 58, 108, 279 geology 63 HIV/AIDS 298 harvest 220, 279 Gilligan’s Island 204 holidays 20, 280 music 49, 108, 190, 278 golf 79-81 Homar, Lorenzo 48 religious 108, 127, 190, Aguadilla 254 horseback riding 81-2 207, 279 Aguirre 198 Isabela 251 Fiesta Artisanos de Bacardí 108 Boquerón 214 Luquillo 139 Fiesta de Bomba y Plena 190 Coamo 200 Naguabo 148 Fiesta de Película 108 Dorado 240-1 Vieques 174 Fiesta de San Juan Bautista Luquillo 139 108, 279 Naguabo 148 I Fiesta de San Pedro 207 Gran Hotel El Convento 109-10 ice-skating 254 Fiesta de Santiago 127, 279 Green Beach 173-4 Iglesia de San José 94 Fiesta Nacional de la Danza 190, 279 Gringo Beach 173 immigration 286 Fiesta Patronal de la Virgen de Grito de Lares 35 insurance Guadalupe 190 Guánica 201-5, 202-3 health 294 films 32, 46, 47, 48, 49 Guavate 261 travel 280 fish hatcheries 271 Guayama 196-7 vehicle 292 320 Index (I-M) internet access 280 Lago Guajataca 249 M internet resources Luquillo 139 magazines 44 air tickets 287 Rincón 229 malaria 296 cultural 40, 44 San Juan 104 Manatí 242-4 diving 73 Vieques 174 mangroves 66, 69 food 57 kiosks 59 maps 281 golf 79 Maricao 271-2, 279 health 294 L markets history 29, 31 La Casilla 263 Mercado de Río Piedras, San music 50, 51, 52 La Casita 92 Juan 101 news 45 La Casona 219-20 Nueva Plaza del Mercado, planning 22, 24, 43 La Costa Roja 243 Ponce 194 science 66 La Fortaleza 89 Martí, José 34 wildlife 65 La Guancha Paseo Tablado
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    2 DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT Chapter 2 describes existing environmental conditions in the Project area, such as topography, geology, soils, water resources, water quality, ecological resources, land use and zoning, infrastructure, cultural resources, aesthetics, air quality and climate, noise, safety and heath, traffic and transportation, socioeconomics, environmental justice, and public services. 2.1 Topography 2.1.1 Regional Topography The North Coast of Puerto Rico contains a karstic belt region underlain by limestone. This region, located in the north-central and northwestern portion of the Island, is known as the Northern Karstic Zone. It extends from Aguadilla to Loiza, spans 75 miles and has a width of 14 miles in the Arecibo area. This fringe constitutes 65 per cent of the Northern Karstic Belt and reaches top elevations of 530 meters above mean sea level (msl). The USGS geologic map, Arecibo quadrangle (Briggs, 1968) shows a regional topography that varies from typical karst physiographic features such as karst hills or karst haystack hills (mogotes), sinkholes, buried karst, and low rolling hills to irregular plains with minor karst features, river valleys, flood plains and coastal rolling lowlands, cemented dunes or eolianites and Caño Tiburones, which is an expansive coastal type marsh. Variations in climate have influence over factors that affect the formation of topographic features on karst terrain, such as depositional environment and diagenesis, among others. A large portion of the topographic features illustrated on the quadrangle are covered by relatively flat alluvial deposits. These are derived from sediments that have been discharded by the RGA and Tanamá Rivers under flood conditions and which originate in the interior mountains, on scarped topography.
  • 2 Descripción Del Medio Ambiente

    2 Descripción Del Medio Ambiente

    2 DESCRIPCIÓN DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE La descripción del ambiente en el área donde se propone el Proyecto se discute en el Capítulo 2. Este capítulo presenta una descripción de la topografía; geología y suelos; sistemas hidrológicos, calidad de agua, zonas susceptibles a inundación, meteorología, calidad del aire ambiental, recursos ecológicos, usos de terrenos y calificación, infraestructura, recursos culturales, entorno visual y olores, niveles de ruido, medios de transportación, aspectos socioeconómicos, Justicia Ambiental y servicios públicos. 2.1 Topografía 2.1.1 Topografía Regional La costa Norte de Puerto Rico contiene la franja cárstica del Norte también conocida como la zona caliza del Norte. La misma se extiende por unas 75 millas, desde Aguadilla hasta Loíza, con un ancho máximo aproximado de 14 millas en el área de Arecibo. El área de la franja cárstica es un 65 por ciento de la zona caliza del Norte. La elevación más alta es de 530 metros sobre el nivel del mar. El mapa geológico, cuadrángulo de Arecibo del Servicio Geológico de los EEUU (USGS por sus siglas en inglés), (Briggs, 1968) ilustra una topografía regional variada donde se representan rasgos típicos de la topografía carsica tales como el carso de mogotes, carso de sumideros, carso enterrado, colinas de bajo relieve y planicies irregulares con rasgos cársticos menores, el Caño Tiburones, el corredor costero de bajo relieve, dunas cementadas, valles aluviales y planicies inundables. Es importante señalar que las diferencias climatológicas redundan en los distintos rasgos topográficos. Otros factores contribuyentes a esta diferenciación de la topografía cárstica lo son, el tipo del sustrato, el ambiente de deposición y la diagénesis.