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Yauco

American  
[yau-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

People clear a road from a fallen tree after Hurricane Fiona affected the area in Yauco, Puerto Rico September 18, 2022.

From Reuters ● Sep. 19, 2022

Of the 452 program applicants in Yauco, so far about 12 percent were declared “pre-eligible,” according to municipal records.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2020

She hasn’t had any peace since the September 2017 tempest rendered her Yauco home uninhabitable.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2020

There is a railroad to Yauco, a post office, and a telegraph station.

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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