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Puerto Bello

(Encyclopedia) Puerto Bello: see Portobelo, Panama.

rum

(Encyclopedia) rum, spirituous liquor made from fermented sugarcane products. Prepared by fermentation, distillation, and aging, it is made from the molasses and foam that rise to the top of boiled…

Portobelo

(Encyclopedia) Portobelo,&sp;Porto BelloPorto Belloboth: pôrˌtōbĕlˈō [key], or Puerto BelloPuerto Bellopwārˈtō bāˈyō [key], town, central Panama, on the Caribbean Sea. The site, an excellent…

Badillo, Herman

(Encyclopedia) Badillo, HermanBadillo, Hermanbädēˈyō [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…

Fajardo

(Encyclopedia) Fajardo Fajardo fähärˈdō [key], town, NE Puerto Rico. Its manufactures include cigars, and metal…

Vieques

(Encyclopedia) ViequesViequesvyāˈkās [key], island (1990 pop. 8,602), 51 sq mi (132 sq km), off E Puerto Rico. It is hilly, with a dry, warm climate. The town of Vieques, commonly called Isabel…

Bayamón

(Encyclopedia) Bayamón Bayamón bäyämōnˈ [key], city, NE Puerto Rico, a residential, commercial, and industrial…

Coamo

(Encyclopedia) Coamo Coamo kwäˈmō [key], town and municipality, S central Puerto Rico, on the Coamo River…