Editing Bayamón, Puerto Rico (section)

== Etymology and nicknames ==
Two theories exist about the origin of the name Bayamón. According to one, it was named after the local [[cacique]], ''Bahamon''. The other theory states the name was derived from the [[Taíno language|Taino]] word ''Bayamongo'', which is the native name of the [[Bayamón River|river]] that runs across this region, implying that Bayamón is the area around this main river, which later on became the center of the city's development.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Bayamón, Puerto Rico |url=https://welcome.topuertorico.org/city/bayamon.shtml |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=welcome.topuertorico.org}}</ref>

Bayamón is nicknamed "City of the [[Chicharrón]]" or "[[Pork rind|Pork Rind]] City" (''Ciudad del Chicharrón'') after the popular fried dish, locally known as ''chicharrón volao'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bayamón |url=https://puertoricopuebloapueblo.org/bayamon/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Puerto Rico Pueblo a Pueblo |language=es-AR}}</ref> that is often sold as street food.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=boricuaonline |date=2016-12-25 |title=Bayamón, Puerto Rico – Pork Ring City |url=https://boricuaonline.com/en/bayamon-puerto-rico/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=BoricuaOnline.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Other nicknames include "City of Cowboys" (''Ciudad de Vaqueros''), after the [[Vaqueros de Bayamón|local sports team]], "City of the Sciences" (''Ciudad de las Ciencias'') after the [[Parque de las Ciencias|popular tourist educational attraction]], and, more recently, ''Ciudad del Tapón'', due to the high amounts of road [[traffic congestion]] there.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Tim |title=The 31 US cities that had the worst traffic in 2019 according to a study |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/us-cities-most-traffic-2019-2020-3 |access-date=November 25, 2021 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>