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Guánica
Where US troops landed in 1898, beside a dry forest.
- Population
- 13,787 (2020 census)
- Municipality
- 1914
- Biosphere reserve
- 1981
Then
- 1508
Juan Ponce de León lands in the harbor and founds Guaynía.
- 1898
American forces land on July 25.
- 1914
Guánica splits from Yauco as its own municipality.
- 2020
Earthquakes of magnitude 5.8 and 6.4 hit on January 6 and 7.
Now
Sugar from Central Guánica once ran the economy. The Guánica dry forest has been a biosphere reserve since 1981.