Culebrinas River
Template:Geobox The Culebrinas River (Spanish: Río Culebrinas; pron. koo-le-BREE-nahs), is a river in northwest Puerto Rico. It originates in southwestern Lares and flows for 25 miles (40 km) till it empties into the Mona Passage south of downtown Aguadilla.
Variant names
- Río Culebrinas
- River Culebrinas
- Rio de Colovrinas[1]
History
Christopher Columbus is said to have anchored and come ashore near the mouth of the Culebrinas River in 1493. A stone cross monument was erected to mark the site, but it was destroyed by the 1918 San Fermín earthquake.[2][3]
Flooding
In 2007, Tropical Storm Olga caused flooding on the river, forcing an evacuation.[4]
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
GNISwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Van Deusen, Richard James; Elizabeth Kneipple Van Deusen (1931). Porto Rico: A Caribbean Isle. H. Holt. p. 48. OCLC 569158.
- ^ U.S. Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, Writers' Program (1940). Puerto Rico: A Guide to the Island of Boriquén. The University Society. p. 68. OCLC 245805.
- ^ "Storm Olga floods Puerto Rico, drenches Hispaniola". Reuters. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
External links
- Culebrinas River - The Columbia Gazetteer of North America at Bartleby.com
