Lonely Planet Puerto Rico (Travel Guide) by Planet Lonely & Nate Cavalieri & Beth Kohn
Author:Planet, Lonely & Nate Cavalieri & Beth Kohn [Planet, Lonely]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Published: 2011-11-30T21:00:00+00:00
Aguirre GHOST TOWN
Crumbling monuments to the sugar industry are evident everywhere in the southeast, but there’s no more heartbreaking reminder of departed ‘King Sugar’ than sleepy Aguirre, which borders the Bahía de Jobos and is so far off the beaten path that it doesn’t appear on many tourist maps. The moldering sugar town was booming in the early 20th century, complete with a mill, company stores, hospital, theater, hotel, bowling alley, social club, golf course, marina, executive homes and narrow-gauge railroad. This was the planned private community of the Central Aguirre sugar company, and at its height (around 1960) it processed 12,500 tons of sugarcane per day. Declining prices for sugar, foreign competition and escalating production costs drove the company under in 1990 and Aguirre became a virtual ghost town. The rusting train tracks remain, as does a weedy golf course ( 787-853-4052; Rte 705 Km 1.6; tee fee $20-25 weekdays, $30-35 weekends; 7am-6pm Tue-Sun) .
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