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by Thanh-Tâm Le, 12 Febuary 2000
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This city of 29,436 inhabitants was founded in 1815. The
colours come from the CoA. The yellow colour represents metal
[gold, I suppose] and the design refers to the five slopes
characteristic of the urban profile of the settlement.
Thanh-Tâm Le', 13 January 1999
Gurabo is in east central Puerto Rico in a lake area.
Jarig Bakker, 1 Febuary 2000
The correct flag of Gurabo, Puerto Rico consist of a green
field with five stairways in yellow. The green colour simbolizes
the green mountains and hills of the town, also the rich and
abundant of the vegetation. The yellow colour represent the faith
and the integrity of his people,also simbolizes the rays of the
sun over the fields of Gurabo. Gurabo is best known for its
quaint stairways leading up to the hilltop of the town; but that
is just one of many attractios like the Puerto Rico modern
Polices Academy (and campus of John Jay College of Criminal
Justice), the respected Universidad del Turabo and others.
Gurabo, originally called "Burabo" was a remote and
negleted towship of the Municipality of Caguas,
Puerto Rico, in the 18th century. Early in the 19th century, 168
families lead by Luis del Carmen Echevarria began efforts that
resulted in the establishement of an independent town in
1815.Today Gurabo is a progressive town of over 30,000
inhabitants, and, in addition to farming, is home to scores of
modern manufacturing facilities and small businesses.
Juan Colon de Jesus, 19 June 2000
by Thanh-Tâm Le, 12 Febuary 2000
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from pueblos-de-puertorico.com site (defunct)
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