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Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge

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Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
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Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

Cabo Rojo is a municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico and forms part of the San Germán–Cabo Rojo metropolitan area as well as the larger Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area. Cabo Rojo derives its name from both the reddish color of its salt-flats and the reddish tint that characterizes the seaside cliffs along its southern coast. According to legend, the name was given by Christopher Columbus himself. The first church, founded in 1783, was called San José. The present-day main Catholic church is called San Miguel Arcángel Church located in the town's square. People from the El Combate barrio are known as mata con hacha based on an old folk tale about a fight over the salinas, where those from Cabo Rojo fought with axes against people from the adjacent town of Lajas. The latter apparently fought back by throwing stones and are thus known as tira piedras .
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