 Hotels Near Cabo Rojo Lighthouse - Mayaguez Puerto Rico
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Cabo Rojo (KAH-bo, ro-ho) is a city in the south-west of Puerto Rico, on the Western Costal Valley. It is located to the south of Mayagüez and to the west of Lajas, whilst a little to the west of the town lies the Mona Passage. The town is spread over 18 wards and Cabo Rojo Pueblo is the downtown area and the administrative center of the city. It is both a principal city of the San Germán–Cabo Rojo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area.
It is said that Cabo Rojo obtained its name from the considerable amount of minerals found in its coasts that made the waters look reddish. Cabo is the Spanish word for tip and analogous to the English word Cape in this context. The word rojo, translates to red. According to legend, the name was given by Christopher Columbus himself, although this is highly unlikely. The first church, founded in 1783, was called San José. The present-day main catholic church is called San Miguel Arcángel Church located in the town's square.
People from Combate are known as mata con hacha ("those who kill with axes") based on an old folk tale about a fight over the Salinas where those from Cabo Rojo fought with axes against people from the adjacent town of Lajas. The latter apparently fought back by throwing stones and are thus known as tira piedras ("those who throw stones").
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