Arecibo, PR

Arecibo is a municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, located by the Atlantic Ocean. The municipality is spread over 18 wards, and it is the largest city by area on the island. Population as of 2000 was 100,131. It was best known as the site of a giant radio-telescope built in the 1960s that allowed for some state of the art astronomical research to be conducted before being decommissioned in 2020.

Teams that have played here

• Lobos de Arecibo, Puerto Rican League (1961-1999, 2005-2010)

People born here

• Chris Amador, minor league infielder
• Luis Arroyo, minor league pitcher
• Jesus Carnevale, minor league pitcher
• Juan Centeno, catcher
• Arsenio Díaz, minor league infielder
• Luis Galindez, minor league pitcher
• Fernando Gonzalez, infielder
• Juan Gonzalez, outfielder
• Rayan Gonzalez, minor league pitcher
• Kiki Hernandez, minor league catcher
• Victor Hernandez, minor league outfielder
• Carlos Lezcano, outfielder
• Sixto Lezcano, outfielder
• Edwin Maysonet, infielder
• Orlando Mercado, catcher
• Angel Miranda, pitcher
• Nelson Molina, minor league infielder
• Luis Olmo, outfielder
• Vic Power, infielder
• Luis Quiñones, minor league pitcher
• Rafael Rivera, minor league pitcher
• Miguel Rojas, minor league pitcher
• Jesus Silva, minor league pitcher
• Jose Viera, minor league infielder

Educational establishments

• Escuela Superior Trina Padilla de Sanz
• Escuela Superior Vocacional Antonio Luchetti
• Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Arecibo