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Yauco

American  
[you-kaw] / ˈjaʊ kɔ /

noun

  1. a city in SW Puerto Rico.


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Farther south, in the towns of Yauco and Cayey, downed trees knocked out power and rivers raged dangerously high.

From New York Times Sep. 19, 2022

Yauco Mayor Angel Torres Ortiz races around his town of about 30,000 in a golf cart, meeting with his team in a trailer in the parking lot of a sports coliseum.

From Seattle Times Jan. 20, 2020

It also authorizes building to mitigate future disasters and covers six municipalities including Ponce, Guánica and Yauco.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2020

"We weren't prepared for something of this magnitude," said Ángel Luis "Luigi" Torres, the mayor of Yauco, a southwestern town impacted by both the storm and this week's quakes.

From Washington Post Jan. 7, 2020

Any one wishing to travel around the coast from San Juan to Ponce would be obliged to continue their journey by stage-coaches, one from Camuy to Aguadilla, and one from Mayaguez to Yauco.

From The Boys of '98 by James Otis

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