Aguas Buenas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈaɣwas ˈβwenas], locally [awaʔ ˈβwenaʔ]), popularly known as "La Ciudad de las Aguas Claras" or "The City of Clear Waters", is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range, north of Cidra, south of Bayamón, Guaynabo and San Juan; east of Comerio; and north-west of Caguas.
In addition to aguasbonenses, citizens and residents of Aguas Buenas are often referred to as Mulos ("mules") or Ñocos ("amputees").
The quantity of residents incremented with time and on July 25, 1832, they organized a meeting and commissioned Francisco de Salas Torres and Ramón Díaz to do the necessary arrangements for the region to be declared a municipality.
A resident, Julian López, offered part of his estate to be used for the construction of a town square, a church, the city hall, and the priest house.
[3] Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017, triggered numerous landslides in Aguas Buenas with the significant amount of rainfall.
[6] The hurricane winds and rain damaged infrastructure and caused the entire electrical system to collapse.
The Voy Turisteando Aguas Buenas passport page lists Viva La Cosecha (agritourism), Hacienda Cascada (agritourism), Centro Recreativo La Charca, and Paseo Mirador as places of interest.
The Fiestas Patronales Nuestra Señora de la Monserrate is a religious and cultural celebration that generally features parades, games, artisans, amusement rides, regional food, and live entertainment.
The current mayor of Aguas Buenas is Javier García Pérez, of the New Progressive Party (PNP).
[30] In 2012, José Nadal Power and Ramón Luis Nieves were elected as District Senators.
[31] The following have been the Mayors of the Aguas Buenas Municipality, from its foundation to the present: The municipio has an official flag and coat of arms.
[33] Designed by Francisco Diaz Rivera in 1975, the coat of arms features a four-paneled shield.
In the lower left panel, there are four maracas and a güicharo, typical instruments of the "jibaros" of Aguas Buenas and Puerto Rico.
Que se levanta en medio del combate Por negarse a ser solo una quimera Raices firmes que en el pecho laten Afirmando la patria y la conciencia.
To reach the town of Aguas Buenas, visitors must take the Puerto Rico Highway 52 to the city of Caguas.