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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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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

The son of a truck driver and a teacher, Bad Bunny was born on March 10, 1994 and grew up in Vega Baja, a small municipality near Puerto Rico's capital San Juan.

From Barron's Feb. 2, 2026

It's an achievement that caps his almost mythological rise from a grocery bagger in the small Puerto Rican town of Vega Baja to a global superstar, and a torchbearer for Latin pop and música urbana.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2023

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

In his backyard in Vega Baja, Mr. Figueroa said he cared carefully for his birds.

From New York Times Nov. 9, 2019

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