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tours leave regularly. Tourists go out on a kayak or small boat at night to see the bay with its bioluminescent waters, caused by microorganisms called
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Informe sobre el censo de Puerto Rico, 1899, United States. War Dept. Porto Rico Census Office
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parguera barrio
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Joseph Prentiss Sanger; Henry Gannett; Walter Francis Willcox (1900).
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of Puerto Rico finding that the combined population of Parguera and
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Location of Parguera within the municipality of Lajas shown in red
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Bio Bay, a tourist spot from where sunset and night
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at La Parguera, (on the list of threatened species)
312:The settlement of La Parguera was established as a 1647:Puerto Rico senatorial district V geography stubs 1556:. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1534:. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 578:and seen when the water is disturbed at night. A 1633: 1322: 298:, the local name for the Northern red snapper ( 1616: 1335:(in Spanish). Imprenta del gobierno. p.  579: 565: 341:unincorporated territory of the United States 1465: 1623: 1609: 1247: 1351:"Report of the Census of Porto Rico 1899" 1276:López, Por Roberto (11 September 2014). 1524: 1634: 1554:"Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020" 1220: 1218: 377: 1487:from the original on 20 February 2017 1278:"La Parguera, destino en Puerto Rico" 1275: 1575: 1546: 1532:"NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data" 1271: 1269: 564:Parguera barrio is mainly known for 268:with a population of 2,082 in 2010. 1421:from the original on 30 August 2015 1389:from the original on 17 August 2017 1215: 1129:Boats in the Caribbean Sea in Lajas 189:4.02 sq mi (10.4 km) 181:7.34 sq mi (19.0 km) 13: 1203:List of communities in Puerto Rico 367: 197:3.32 sq mi (8.6 km) 14: 1658: 1453:from the original on 24 July 2017 1357:from the original on 16 July 2017 1266: 1579: 1507:"La Parguera Bioluminescent Bay" 1187: 1161: 1146: 1134: 1122: 1110: 1094: 160: 140: 77: 76: 69: 53: 41: 1499: 1446:. United States Census Bureau. 1433: 1414:. United States Census Bureau. 1382:. United States Census Bureau. 345:United States Department of War 327:until Puerto Rico was ceded by 1401: 1369: 1343: 1296: 1236: 274:is the main settlement of the 1: 1642:Barrios of Lajas, Puerto Rico 1308:Biblioteca Nacional de España 1208: 1101:Near Bioluminescent Tour and 1595:. You can help Knowledge by 21:Barrio in Lajas, Puerto Rico 16:Barrio of Lajas, Puerto Rico 7: 1180: 863:Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 723:Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 559: 226:519.2/sq mi (200.5/km) 10: 1663: 1574: 1310:(in Spanish). p. 1614 1087: 1076: 599: 591: 307: 284:La Parguera Nature Reserve 1002: 932: 862: 792: 722: 652: 647: 644: 641: 638: 635: 632: 629: 626: 623: 620: 617: 614: 611: 608: 548: 533: 518: 503: 488: 473: 458: 443: 428: 413: 398: 383: 376: 371: 366: 363: 238: 230: 222: 214: 209: 201: 193: 185: 177: 172: 153: 133: 98: 64: 52: 40: 33: 26: 588:is located in Parguera. 553:1930-1950 1980-2000 2010 331:in the aftermath of the 323:Parguera was in Spain's 286:, which encompasses the 47:On the water in Parguera 337:Treaty of Paris of 1898 335:under the terms of the 278:, often referred to as 264:in the municipality of 118:17.975944°N 67.041922°W 90:Location of Puerto Rico 1591:location article is a 586:Parador Villa Parguera 580: 566: 282:. Parguera is home to 280:Poblado de la Parguera 205:36 ft (11 m) 584:(country inn) called 549:U.S. Decennial Census 359:Historical population 123:17.975944; -67.041922 1511:Discover Puerto Rico 1141:Boats at La Parguera 653:Record high °F (°C) 551:1900 (N/A) 1910-1930 333:Spanish–American War 301:Lutjanus campechanus 223: • Density 1226:"US Gazetteer 2019" 1117:Cays of La Parquera 933:Record low °F (°C) 793:Daily mean °F (°C) 360: 355:barrios was 1,256. 234:Source: 2010 Census 114: /  1589:Lajas, Puerto Rico 1195:Puerto Rico portal 1173:Caribbean seagrass 358: 288:bioluminescent bay 266:Lajas, Puerto Rico 215: • Total 194: • Water 178: • Total 1604: 1603: 1084: 1083: 600:Climate data for 557: 556: 255: 254: 186: • Land 1654: 1625: 1618: 1611: 1583: 1576: 1566: 1565: 1563: 1561: 1550: 1544: 1543: 1541: 1539: 1528: 1522: 1521: 1519: 1517: 1503: 1497: 1496: 1494: 1492: 1486: 1479: 1469: 1463: 1462: 1460: 1458: 1452: 1445: 1437: 1431: 1430: 1428: 1426: 1420: 1413: 1405: 1399: 1398: 1396: 1394: 1388: 1381: 1373: 1367: 1366: 1364: 1362: 1347: 1341: 1340: 1326: 1320: 1319: 1317: 1315: 1300: 1294: 1293: 1291: 1289: 1273: 1264: 1263: 1261: 1251: 1245: 1240: 1234: 1233: 1232:. 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On the water in Parguera
Location of Parguera within the municipality of Lajas shown in red
Parguera is located in Caribbean
17°58′33″N 67°02′31″W / 17.975944°N 67.041922°W / 17.975944; -67.041922
Commonwealth
Puerto Rico
Municipality
Lajas
Time zone
UTC−4
AST
barrio
Lajas, Puerto Rico
La Parguera
barrio
La Parguera Nature Reserve
bioluminescent bay
Lutjanus campechanus
fishing village
gazetteers
Spain
Spanish–American War
Treaty of Paris of 1898
unincorporated territory of the United States
United States Department of War
census
Costa
1910
1920
1930

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