Artists' Home Towns
Select a town below (in grey) for interesting facts and the names of santeros who live and work there.
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| Orocovis
Founded: 1825
Population: 23,844 (2000 Census)
Residents known as: Orocoveños
Location: Center of the island in the Cayey mountain range
Products: Plantains, coffee, and pineapple
Named for: Indian chief Orocovix
Nickname: Corazón de Puerto Rico (Heart of Puerto Rico) for its location
in the very center of PR.
Patron saint: Saint John the Baptist whose fiesta
patronal or feast day is
celebrated on June 24.
Santos artists from Orocovis: Antonio
Avilés Burgos, Celestino
Avilés Meléndez, Portalatín
Fontanez Nieves and María
Santiago Burgos
