AIBONITO TOWN INFORMATION

Escutcheon: The four tower crown designates Aibonito as a "Villa" a recognition given by Spain on May 12, 1888. The four quadrants have each a meaning: 1) the top left refers to its location in the mountains, the sword is a reminder of the Spanish American War where the American army march across the Island was stopped at "barrio" Asomante and the three colors of the base are the colors of the Spanish flag in remenbrance of its Hispanic tradition; 2) The top right has a diagonal white band which refers to the fog which is typical in the evening and in winter; the top purple flower is called "pensamiento" and it is the official flower while the bottom "fleus de lis" is the flower of St. Joseph, the patron of the Catholic Church; 3) the bottom left quadrant has "Manresa House" a retreat house which majestically reflects the spirituality of its people and 4) the bottom right quadrant reflects the San Cristobal Canyon in which there are rivers and ponds; and the shell on top of the water refers to the symbol of St James the Apostle whose celebration on the 25th of July initiates the town's annual patron festivities. The town motto is displayed at the bottom and significies "Garden of Puerto Rico". The date of 1824 at the bottom is the date the town was founded.

Flag:  

    Note: We thanks Nelson Román, webmaster of Arecibo web, for donating this undulating flag.

Song:  There is no official song yet but the following two are well popularized (See another version in the link to Aibonito's history down below).

• Aibonito by María del Pilar Rivera
• Cancion de Aibonito

Aibonito has the town of Barranquitas to the north, Cidra and Cayey to the east, Salinas and Coamo to the south and Coamo is to the west. It is the highest located town in Puerto Rico with an altitude of 2,401 feet above sea level. The coldest weather ever recorded in the Island was in Aibonito with a temperature of 40 degrees Farenheit on March 9, 1911. See a map with more details by clicking here Town Map.

  "Barrios" (Sectors): Asomante, Pasto, Algarrobo, Cuyon, Llanos, Caonillas, Plata, Robles. See the "barrios map": Barrios of Aibonito

Average Temperature: 75 degrees Farenheit

Average Rainfall: 90 inches

Population 2000*:  Municipio----->26,493     Males: 12,924     Females: 13,569

       Algarrobo: 431      Asomante:  2,787     Caonillas: 1,402       Cuyon:     873    Llanos: 6,921 

       Pasto:     3,988       Plata:         1,863     Pueblo:     3,662      Robles:  4,566

    *For detail information on Census Data contact Nereida Cartagena, Oficina de Programas Federales, Municipio de Aibonito, P.O. Box 2004, Aibonito, Puerto Rico 00705. Telephone number is 787-735-1444. There is a $2.00 postage fee for material sent by mail. You can also obtain information directly from the Census Bureau Fact Finder Page. 

Rivers: Rio Cuyon; Rio Aibonito; Rio Usabon and Rio La Plata

Mountains: Sierra de Cayey, La Altura de Don MarianoColon, El Gomez, Sierra Margarita, Buena Vista, Cariblanco, Pito, La Sierra de la Lapa and La Sierra de Pulguilla.

Restaurants:

1) La Piedra (Panoramic Route) Road 7718 Km 0.8, Aibonito, PR 735-1034 (hints: "Empanada Criolla"; Lobster ; all chicken dishes)

2) Tio Pepe Restaurant (entrance to Pulguillas) Road 723 Km 0.3 Bo Asomante, Aibonito, PR 735-9615 (hints: "Mofongo Relleno-mariscos; "Paella"; 17 dishes based on chicken breast)

3) El Rincon Familiar (exit from town towards Asomante) Road 14 KM 48.8, Aibonito, PR 735-7425 (hint: Pechuga Rellena a la Milanesa) .

Lodging:

• The La Posada Coqui owned by Adolfo Rodriguez is a newly built hotel in Aibonito. See the hotel at this website Posada Coqui
• Las Casitas Hotel (exit from town towards Bo. Cuyon after the public rural school towards Salinas) Road 162 Km. 4.8
• The Swiss Inn-Guest House (exit from town towards Coamo) Road 14 Km 49.3
• One is being planned near "La Piedra" by the owners of the restaurant
• Also recommended is Parador Baños de Coamo  which is only a half hour drive and has excellent accommodations.

Festivities: Festivities are annual events in the town in which there is ample participation by aiboniteños and visitors from neighboring towns. The following is a partial list of these activities:

• Festival de las Flores (Flower Festival). Celebrated during the last weekend of June and the beginning of July. It consists primarily of flower exhibits but there is also typical music and arts & crafts.
• Festival del Pollo (Poultry Fest). Aibonito's ToRico industry is one of the main producers of fresh chicken in the Puerto Rican diet. So annualy they give a big bash by inviting everybody to Aibonito to eat chicken. Usually given in October.
• Fiestas Patronales (Patron Saint Celebrations). These festivities are dedicated to St. James the Apostle whose day is July 25th. In 1998 these were from July 24th to August 2nd. There are rides for kids, typical food, fireworks, racing and live music every night.
• Festival de la Montaña (Mountain Festival). This is primarily a cultural event celebrated the last weekend of November.  There are art &crafts, typical music, folkloric dancing, children's games, running competitions and the final activity is a "concurso de trovadores" (the contestants improvise 'decimas'-folkloric music consisting of ten verses-after drawing a verse at random from a hat).
• Maraton del Pavo. Long distance running competition celebrated on Thanksgiving Day.

Tourism Guide Publication on Aibonito: "Guia cultural y turística de Aibonito was published in 1997 by Jose Leonardo Arribas. It has a detail description of 34 places(See List) to see, a brief history of the town and maps to help you along. The cost of the publication is $5.00 and can be purchase in over 14 locations in Aibonito. You can also write to Leonardo (call for details relating to shipping costs  787-735-8525) at the following address:

Jose. L. Arribas
Box 522
Aibonito, Puerto Rico 00705

History: Click on the following link for Aibonito's history in Spanish and more demographic information. The link will open in another window:  History of Aibonito in Spanish and More

Lion's Club: Click below to learn about the history of Aibonito's Lion Club as described by Mr.Miguel Idrach, club president year 2000:
                                                                History of Lion's Club

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