Home to Cerro de Punta, the island's highest peak, Jayuya focused on coffee near the end of the 19th century.
Jayuya occupies a mountainous stretch of central Puerto Rico that includes Cerro de Punta (1,338 m), the island's highest point, along with Monte Jayuya, Cerro Rosa and Tres Picachos, and part of the Toro Negro State Forest. Near the end of the 19th century the town focused on coffee production, which boosted the local economy, and coffee production can be seen at Hacienda San Pedro (established 1898).
Field notes
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Cerro de Punta, Puerto Rico's highest peak at 1,338 m (4,389 ft), rises within Jayuya's municipal boundary.
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Hacienda San Pedro, established in 1898, produces an average of 600 to 1,000 quintals a year depending on the season, mostly sold locally.
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Hacienda Encantos, a Jayuya farm, grows eight coffee varieties at 2,600-3,000 ft (about 790-915 m).
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- Jayuya, Puerto Rico · Wikimedia Foundation
- Hacienda San Pedro · Farm Credit
- Hacienda Encantos coffee farm spotlight · Puerto Rico Coffee Roasters