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Fajardofähär'dō, town (1990 pop. 36,882), NE Puerto Rico. Its manufactures include cigars, and metal and electronic parts. Its nearby port, Playa de Fajardo, exports sugar. Fajardo attracts many tourists.
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Fajardo (redirected from Fajardo) is a small but popular city in Puerto Rico located in the east region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Ceiba and east of Luquillo.Fajardo is spread over 7 wards and Downtown Fajardo, which serves as the administrative center of the city. It is both a principal city of the Fajardo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area.
Fajardo is the hub of the majority of recreational boating in Puerto Rico and a popular launching port to Culebra, Vieques, and the American and British Virgin Islands. It is also the home to the largest Marina in the Caribbean, called Puerto del Rey. The town...more »
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- Saavedra y Fajardo, Diego de
Saavedra y Fajardo, Diego de, 1584–1648, Spanish writer and diplomat in the reign of Philip IV. His chief works are Empresas políticas [political maxims] (1640), a political treatise widely tr...
- Porter, David
Porter, David, 1780–1843, American naval officer, b. Boston. Appointed a midshipman in 1798, he served in the West Indies and in the war with Tripoli. In 1803 his ship, the Philadelphia, was c...
