LajasPuerto Rico
Lajas is a town and municipality located in the Lajas Valley in southwestern Puerto Rico, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of San Germán and Sabana Grande; east of Cabo Rojo; and west of Guánica. Lajas is spread over 11 barrios plus Lajas Pueblo.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Lajas
Lajas is a storied little place in southwestern Puerto Rico.
Lajas holds the status of a zona urbana — the urban heart of its Puerto Rico municipio. The community covers 1.49 square miles.
📰 Lajas News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lajas Unique
- The only place in America named Lajas — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in southwestern Puerto Rico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Puerto Rico — one of 292 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Lajas
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lajas
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Lajas
- ALEJANDRO TAPIA Y RIVERA LAJAS
- ELEMENTAL URBANA DE LAJAS
- JOSE RODRIGUEZ SOTO
- JUAN CANCIO ORTIZ DE LA RENTA
- LEONIDES MORALES RODRIGUEZ
- LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA LAJAS
- RAMON OLIVARES
- ROSENDO MATIENZO CINTRON
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.