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Cayey

American  
[kah-ye-ee] / kɑˈjɛ i /

noun

  1. a city in central Puerto Rico.


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Army as a 19-year-old, seeing the military as his only way out of poverty, having left school in the eighth grade to farm to help his family in Cayey, Puerto Rico.

From National Geographic Nov. 10, 2023

"In the mountains, it only takes a little wind and we are out of power," said Crystal Díaz, who lives in Cayey, a town about 80 minutes south of San Juan.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2023

Luis Noguera, who was helping clear a landslide in the central mountain town of Cayey, said Maria left him without power for a year.

From Seattle Times Sep. 20, 2022

In Cayey, a family had to clear out the mud after the La Pata river surged and almost completely submerged their two-story house on Monday.

From New York Times Sep. 19, 2022

The Salinas river is bounded on the west by the Coamo ridge, on the north by the general divide, and on the east by the Cayey ridge.

From The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient by Murat Halstead

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