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==Tourism== ===Landmarks and places of interest=== [[File:PlazaPalmer1.jpg|thumb|Plaza Palmer, [[Caguas barrio-pueblo|Caguas]]'s main town square, during [[Christmas]].]]There are seven places in Caguas listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places|US National Register of Historic Places]]:<ref name="NRHP">{{cite web |title=Puerto Rico: Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos |url=https://www.geoisla.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/listado_prop_webmap.pdf |website=geoisla.com |publisher=Government of Puerto Rico |access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref> *[[Caguas City Hall]] ({{lang|es|Alcaldia de Caguas}}, the city hall building) *[[Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas]] *[[Gautier Benítez High School]] *{{lang|es|Escuela Vocacional Aguayo Aldea}} *{{lang|es|Logia Union y Amparo #44}} *[[Puente No. 6]] or ({{langx|es|Puente La Concepción}}) *[[Carretera Central (Puerto Rico)|Carretera Central]] Other landscapes, landmarks and tourist attractions in Caguas include: *[[Caguas Museum of Art]] *[[Caguas Museum of Folk Arts]] *[[Caguas City Hall|Caguas Museum of History]] *[[Herminio Torres Grillo Tobacco Museum|Caguas Tobacco Museum]] *[[Catedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús (Caguas, Puerto Rico)|Dulce Nombre de Jesús Cathedral]] (Catedral de Caguas), the [[Caguas City Hall|old city hall]] and other historical buildings at Plaza Palmer, the main town square. *Hacienda Catalina Ruins, located in the area of [[Las Catalinas Mall]] *Hacienda Country Club *La Casa del Ajedrez (The House of [[Chess]]) === Parks and natural areas === [[File:Jardín Botánico Caguas.tiff|thumb|300px|right|Lotus flower in the Jardín Botánico y Cultural William Miranda Marín]]The municipality of Caguas is home to various parks and natural protected areas managed by different governmental entities ranging from the municipal government, the [[Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources]], the [[Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico Conservation Trust]], and the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|United States Fish & Wildlife Service]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Municipio Autónomo de Caguas|date=2015|title=REVISIÓN INTEGRAL DEL PLAN TERRITORIAL DEL MUNICIPIO AUTÓNOMO DE CAGUAS|url=http://caguas.gov.pr/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Memorial-nuevo-doc-11-de-junio-de-2015.pdf}}</ref> * [[Aguas Buenas Cave System|Aguas Buenas Cave and Caverns System Nature Reserve]], an extensive cave system partially located in the municipality of Caguas. * [[Bairoa River|Bairoa River Natural Protected Area]], protected [[riparian forest]] along the Bairoa River. * Borinquen Valley Natural Area, 25 acres of protected forest located in barrio [[Borinquen, Caguas, Puerto Rico|Borinquen]]. * Caguas Real Nature Reserve, 60 acres of riparian forest along the [[Turabo River]] managed by the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|United States Fish & Wildlife Service]]. * Caguas Regional Forest, a protected [[secondary forest]] and riparian ecosystem along the Turabo River. * [[Carite State Forest|Carite State Forest and Reserve]], one of the 20 units in the [[List of Puerto Rico state forests|state forest system of Puerto Rico]], partially located in Caguas. * [[Cerro Borrás]], formerly home to various recreational parks such as Moisty Park, currently preserved as a secondary forest. * Chalets de Bairoa Natural Area, currently being developed as a preserved ecological corridor within the Valley of Caguas. * Charco El Cantil, natural swimming pool located along the [[Turabo River]]. * Finca Longo and [[Altos de San Luis]], partially managed by the DRNA forest service and the municipality of Caguas. * [[William Miranda Marín Botanical and Cultural Garden|Jardín Botánico y Cultural William Miranda Marín]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20071029004228/http://www.caguas.com.pr/Default.aspx?tabid=207 Botanical and Cultural Gardens]), botanical garden and cultural institution containing the ruins of the [[Hacienda San José de Caguas|Hacienda San José]] plantation and [[Taíno]] archaeological sites, located in ''barrio'' [[Cañabón, Caguas, Puerto Rico|Cañabón]]. * Jorge Sotomayor del Toro Protected Natural Area, a [[Protected areas of Puerto Rico|protected natural area]] located adjacent to the Carite Forest. === ''Voy Turistiendo'' Campaign === To stimulate local tourism during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico]], the [[Puerto Rico Tourism Company]] launched the ''Voy Turistiendo'' (I'm Touring) campaign in 2021. The campaign featured a passport book with a page for each municipality. The {{lang|es|Voy Turisteando}} Caguas passport page lists the {{lang|es|Jardín Botánico William Miranda Marin}}, the {{lang|es|Catedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús}}, the {{lang|es|Plaza de Recreo Santiago R. Palmer}} and the {{lang|es|Museo de Artes Populares}} as places of interest.<ref>{{cite book | title= Pasaporte: Voy Turisteando | url= https://voyturisteando.com/78-destinos/|publisher=Compañia de Turismo de Puerto Rico | year=2021| language=es}}</ref>
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