Vega Baja

American  

[vey-guh bah-huh, ve-gah bah-hah] / ˈveɪ gə ˈbɑ hə, ˈvɛ gɑ ˈbɑ hɑ /

noun

1. a city in northern Puerto Rico.

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Example Sentences

Like Martínez Ocasio, I grew up in a small town: he in Vega Baja in the north of Puerto Rico, I in San Lorenzo in the south-east.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Levi’s Stadium was transformed into a labyrinthine sugarcane field, perhaps as a nod to Central San Vicente, the first sugarcane refinery in Puerto Rico, established in 1873 in Bad Bunny’s hometown of Vega Baja.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Bad Bunny grew up in Vega Baja, a small municipality near Puerto Rico's capital San Juan.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

The story of Bad Bunny’s mythical ascent from a grocery bagger in the small town of Vega Baja to a torchbearer for a new generation of reggaeton and trap artists has become nearly folklore.

From New York Times • May 6, 2022

Annette Jiménez of Vega Baja, a mother of three, said she feared the plan would only lead Puerto Rico into a second bankruptcy, with the burden placed “on the tired shoulders of the same people.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2021