Pozo de Jacinto explained

Pozo de Jacinto (Jacinto's Pit Cave) is a blowhole located at Barrio Bajuras in the northwestern side Puerto Rican municipality of Isabela on Puerto Rico Highway 466.

Description

Pozo de Jacinto is at Barrio Bajura which is near Crash Boat Beach in Aguadilla, which borders Isabela. It's a blowhole, or limestone rock with an orifice through which ocean waves shoot up.[1]

Folklore

A jíbaro named Jacinto often went near the cave to eat his lunch, keeping the cow's leash tied around his waist. One day, loud thunder scared the cow and he ran, fell down the pit pulling Jacinto with him and both drowned. If Jacinto's name is called and mention of the cow is made, the ocean becomes furious and churns wildly in response.[2] [3] [4]

See also

External links

18.515°N -67.0739°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 6 best surfing spots in Puerto Rico you should check out . Red Bull . October 15, 2020 . January 30, 2022.
  2. News: La leyenda del Pozo de Jacinto . 18 February 2019 . El Vocero . May 26, 2016 . es.
  3. Web site: Pozo de Jacinto, Isabela - Ruta Marina | EnciclopediaPR. 2019-07-15. 2019-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20190716141209/https://enciclopediapr.org/ruta-marina/puntas/pozo-jacinto-isabela/. dead.
  4. News: Cruz Ríos . Melissa . Nuevo 'ride' turístico en Isabela . El Vocero de Puerto Rico . January 30, 2021 . es . January 30, 2022.