Tides & Towns
Puerto Rico · PR

Guayama

The "witch town" of the southeast.

Population
36,614 (2020 census)
Founded
1736

Then

  1. 1736

    Governor Matías de Abadía founds San Antonio de Padua de Guayama on January 29.

  2. 1832

    A fire burns 57 houses.

  3. 1898

    General Brooke occupies the town on August 5 after the Battle of Guayama.

  4. 2002

    AES opens a coal power plant here.

Now

Guayama's popular nickname is Pueblo Brujo, witch town. This place covers Arroyo, Las Mareas and Central Aguirre.

3 tide stations around Guayama

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