Porta Caribe
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Porta Caribe area shown in red
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| Motto | Doorway to the Caribbean |
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| Formation | May 2009 |
| Type | Government-owned agency |
| Legal status | Statutory |
| Purpose | Tourism & Culture |
| Headquarters | Calle Villa #122 |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 18°00′40″N 66°36′52″W / 18.01106°N 66.61452°W |
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Region served
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Southern Puerto Rico |
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Director
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Maritza W. Ruiz Cabán |
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Key people
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Past directors: |
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Parent organization
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Puerto Rico Tourism Company |
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Budget
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$1 million |
| Website | www.portacaribe.com |
Past directors:
Jose A. Reyes (2009-12)
Porta Caribe is a tourism region in southern Puerto Rico. It was established in 2003 by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, an agency of the Government of Puerto Rico. When created in 2003 it consisted of 14 municipalities in the south central zone (Adjuntas, Arroyo, Coamo, Guayama, Guayanilla, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Patillas, Peñuelas, Ponce, Salinas, Santa Isabel, Villaba, Yauco). With the creation of the neighboring Porta Cordillera zone in July 2012, the municipalities of Adjuntas and Jayuya were transferred to the newly created Porta Cordillera zone and Porta Caribe became a 12-municipality tourism region. The name Porta Caribe translates to "Doorway to the Caribbean." Its executive director is Maritza W. Ruiz Cabán.
The southern region of Puerto Rico had traditionally been considered to consist of 16 municipalities. The establishment of the Porta Caribe region dates to the late 1990s when two bills to the effect were brought before the Puerto Rico Legislature, but failing to garnish the necessary number of votes in both occasions. The region was finally established by Executive Order of Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá in May, 2006. Initially the region consisted of 15 municipalities, but Guanica was subsequently officially moved to join the Porta del Sol. A budget of $1 million USD was initially assigned to promote tourism for the Porta Caribe region. The director of the Government of Puerto Rico's Puerto Rico Tourism Company called Porta Caribe "Puerto Rico's second tourist destination."
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