Talk:Jayuya, Puerto Rico/Archive 1

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Archive 1

Cerro de Punta

I removed content that indicated (or was written in such a way as to give the impression) that Cerro de Punta (Puerto Rico's highest peak) was located in the municipality of Jayuya. This is not correct. Cerro de Punta, though located near Ponce's municipal border with Jayuya, is not located in the municipality of Jayuya. Cerro de Punta is located in the municipality of Ponce. The article on Cerro de Punta has the necessary citations that attest to this, both in maps and text. Some of the citations available are:

TEXT: http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Highest

Elevations and Distances in the United States. Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior — U.S. Geological Survey — 509 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, USA. Page Maintainer: USGS Eastern Region PSC 4. Page Last Modified: 07:51:40 Fri 29 Apr 2005. Accessed: March 2, 2010.

TEXT: http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=PR

Science in Your Backyard: Puerto Rico. Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior — U.S. Geological Survey. Text: "PUERTO RICO: Highest Point: Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Ponce District (source: U.S. Geological Survey)." Page Last Modified: Friday, October 02, 2009. Accessed: March 2, 2010.

MAP: http://www.gis.otg.gobierno.pr/webcensus/

Title: General Purpose Population Data, Census 2000. Publisher: Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Área de Tecnología de Información Gubernamental, Oficina de Gerencia y Presupuesto. Gobierno de Puerto Rico. Accessed: March 2, 2010. Map: Showing that Cerro de Punta is located in Barrio Anon in Ponce.

MAP: http://www.trails.com/topo.aspx?panerror=true&z=19&e=759173.152588761&n=1993318.14420084&s=50&size=s&style=drgsr

Title: Ponce Topographic Map. Map Styles: Map and Shaded. Publisher: Trails.com. Original Source: United States Geological Survey. Document: Topo Map. Projection: NAD83/WGS84. Accessed: March 2, 2010. Map center at: 18°10′20.0562″N 66°35′30.1751″W. Map center at: 18.172237833°N 66.591715306°W. Map center at: 18.172237833; -66.591715306.

These references come from the highest authority on the subject: the U.S. Geological Survey. Hopefully this removes any doubts on the matter, and puts the issue to rest for those unaware of the facts. Mercy11 (talk) 23:35, 2 March 2010 (UTC)