Comerío, Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico has seventy eight municipalities. Each on has its own unique history, and the town of Comerío has an interesting one. So, on a recent trip to Puerto Rico, some friends brought us to visit the town. Comerío is in the Cordillera Central, the mountain range that runs through the center of the island. Comerío was founded in 1826 along the Rio de la Plata. It is 25 miles southwest of San Juan. Being in the mountains meant that for many years, the main industry were plantations that grew coffee, along with tobacco and some sugar. Mountain towns in Puerto Rico are famously known as the home of the island jibaros . They even host a Festival of Jibaros every June. These are the poor, white farmers, similar in culture to the hillbillies of Appalachia. But just like Appalachia, the real history is much more complicated. Casa del Jibaro The presence of these historic plantations means that another cultural phenomenon also existed here - slavery. In fact these mountain tow...