Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Arecibo is a municipality in Puerto Rico named after the Taíno Cacique Arasibo. Arecibo is also known as the Villa del Capitán Correa after the Puerto Rican hero Captain Antonio de los Reyes Correa, who as a member of the Spanish Army defended Arecibo from a British invasion.

Related Topics:
Puerto Rico - Taíno - Cacique - Arasibo - Villa del Capitán Correa - Puerto Rican - Captain - Antonio de los Reyes Correa - British - Invasion

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Arecibo is located on the north coast of the island of Puerto Rico, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) west of San Juan, or approximately a 1-hour trip by car.

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It is known for the nearby world-famous Arecibo Observatory, which boasts the largest single telescope ever constructed. While the observatory exists to support scientific studies, a number of Hollywood movies have been filmed there, most recently GoldenEye and Contact.

Related Topics:
Arecibo Observatory - Hollywood - GoldenEye - Contact

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Also nearby ({{coor dm|18|29|N|66|26|W|}}) is a facility for launching sounding rockets. Since 1966 many rockets of the Nike Apache, Nike Javelin, Nike Iroquois, Nike Tomahawk, Black Brant, Taurus Orion, and Terrier Orion types have been launched from this facility.

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Arecibo has a small noncommercial airport, which has not had airline flights in about two decades. Arecibo's main shopping malls are Plaza del Atlántico and Plaza del Norte.

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