Caguas Valley

Caguas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɣwas], locally [ˈkawaʔ]) is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, and east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey. Caguas was founded in 1775. The municipality had a population of 127,244 at the 2020 census.Caguas is located 20 miles (32 km) from San Juan. It is located in the Valle de Caguas or Caguas Valley (also known as Valle del Turabo or the Turabo Valley), at the eastern ranges of the Central Mountain Range. It is known as La Ciudad Criolla (Criollo City), Valle del Turabo (the Turabo Valley) and La Cuna de los Trovadores (The Cradle of the Trovadores). Its name originates from the Taíno cacique Caguax, who was a regional chief. Caguas is a principal city of both the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area.

The Gautier Benitez High School, a school named after Puerto Rican poet José Gautier Benítez, was built in 1924 in Caguas, Puerto Rico and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.It is a U-shaped, two-story concrete structure with Classical Revival elements including monumental portico with triangular pediment and use of columns.It was deemed significant for NRHP registration because it was the first high school in its area, and for its architecture. Its neo-classical style reflects Americanization of public education since the 1898 transition of Puerto Rico. It was built in a program along with the Ponce High School in Ponce and the Central High School in San Juan, both also NRHP-listed.

The Caguas Museum of Tobacco (Spanish: Museo del Tabaco de Caguas), officially the Herminio Torres Grillo Museum of Tobacco, is a museum dedicated to the history of the growth and industry of tobacco in Puerto Rico and the wider region of the Caribbean. This museum is located on an old colonial neoclassical building in Caguas Pueblo (downtown Caguas) which used to be a blacksmith shop, and it is the only of its kind in Puerto Rico. Tobacco used to be one of the most important crops in Puerto Rico until the 1960s, and Caguas used to be one of the main growers of this crop in the island.The museum contains relics from the former industry and replicas of a "tobacco ranchón", used to cure and dry tobacco leaves for the confection of cigars. The museum also hosts experienced cigarmaking artisans who sell their product on site.

The Caguas Museum of Folk Arts (Spanish: Museo de Artes Populares de Caguas) is an art museum located in Caguas Pueblo, the downtown and administrative area of the municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico. The museum is dedicated to Puerto Rican and Criollo artists, traditional handmade products, and local arts and crafts. The museum is divided into two areas: the first area is a permanent exhibition that showcases Puerto Rican master craftsmen and artists such as Zoilo Cajigas, Celestino Avilés, and Domingo Orta. The second area has a selective sample of eight miniature pieces by Caguas master artisan, Edwin Báez, as well as quarterly temporary exhibitions.

The Caguas Museum of History (Spanish: Museo de Historia de Caguas, also often referred to as Museo de Caguas) is a history museum located in the old city hall of the municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico. This building is located on Muñoz Rivera Street on the western edge of Plaza Palmer, the main town square. Caguas Pueblo, which is the historic and administrative center of the municipality. The museum consists of five exhibitions each dedicated to either a historical era or a particular aspect of the Puerto Rican and local Criollo identity and history. The term Criollo, outside of its historical connotations, is often used to describe natives and residents of the city of Caguas regardless of race or ethnicity. The term comes from one of the city's nicknames: la Ciudad Criolla ('Criollo city'), which also lends the term to numerous local sports teams.

The Caguas Museum of Art (Spanish: Museo de Arte de Caguas) is an art museum in Caguas Pueblo, the downtown and administrative district of the municipality of Caguas, Puerto Rico. The first level of the museum is dedicated to Caguas native painter Carlos Osorio and the second level offers temporary exhibitions. The entrance is free and guided tours are available. The museum also host cultural events.

Shops at Caguas, formerly known as Las Catalinas Mall, is an enclosed shopping mall located in Caguas, Puerto Rico, United States. The mall opened in 1997, and is currently anchored by a Sector Sixty6 entertainment center which took up space of a vacant Kmart, one of the original anchor tenants of the mall. A former original anchor tenant, Sears, closed their store in February 2021, the anchor space has sat vacant since the closure of the store. The mall is home to the first "Large Premium Format" movie theater in Puerto Rico and second in the Caribbean region at the time of its opening, which is owned and managed by Caribbean Cinemas.

Cathedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús, or in English, Sweet Name of Jesus Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Catholic Church in Caguas, Puerto Rico. It is located on the Plaza Palmer in the center of town, and next to the Colegio Católico Notre Dame Elementary. There are only five cathedrals in Puerto Rico and Cathedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús is the seat of the Diocese of Caguas. The patron saint of the church, as well as that of the city, is the Dulce Nombre de Jesús (Sweet Name of Jesus).

The Diocese of Caguas (Latin: Dioecesis Caguana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southeastern Puerto Rico in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico The mother church of the Diocese of Caguas is the Catedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús (Cathedral of the Sweet Name of Jesus) in Caguas. As of 2023, the current bishop of Cagus is Eusebio Ramos Morales. The diocese was erected on November 4, 1964

The Caguas City Hall (Spanish: Casa de la Alcaldía de Caguas) consists of two buildings located in the downtown area of Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Primera Iglesia Bautista de Caguas, or Caguas’ First Baptist Church, was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.The church was founded in 1900.The church is notable as a "beautiful example of Romanesque Revival architecture."

The Logia Unión y Ampara No. 44, or Logia Masónica de Caguas is a masonic lodge located in Caguas, Puerto Rico which was built in 1923 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 1988.