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La Parguera

A glowing bay among the cays of Lajas.

Lajas founded
1883
Lajas in 1899
8,789 people

Then

  1. 1883

    Teodoro Jácome Pagán founds Lajas, the municipality La Parguera belongs to.

  2. 2017

    Hurricane Maria wipes out Lajas's pineapple industry.

Now

La Parguera's Bahía Fosforescente glows when the water moves, and the coast is dotted with cays and islets. The tide station is on Isla Magueyes.

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