Last modified: 2001-04-12 by dov gutterman
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by Blas Delgado, 2 April 2001
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The flag was designed by Lydia Milano Albino and its
background color is
light peach. Its symbology is as follows:
· Blue, green and earthen colors - associated with nature
· Sugar Mill - symbolizes the center of the main economic
activity
· Sugar cane - meant once the worker's sustenance and dedication
· River - its waters represent the symbol that gives its name to
the barrio, due to the abundance in the zone of bodies of water
· Pineapple - makes us remember the origins of our city of
Caguas, the city of the Turabo (river), when the Settlement of
San Sebastián del Pinal (place of pineapples) was founded in
1750
Blas Delgado, 2 April 2001
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