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Lares (LAH-res) is a small mountain municipality of Puerto Rico's central-western area located north of Maricao and Yauco; south of Camuy, east of San Sebastián and Las Marias; and west of Hatillo, Utuado and Adjuntas. Lares is spread over 10 wards and Lares Pueblo (Downtown Lares). It is part of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Barrios (Districts/Wards)

* Bartolo

* Buenos Aires

* Callejones

* Espino

* Lares

* Lares Pueblo

* La Torre

* Mirasol

* Pezuela

* Piletas

* Pueblo

* Río Prieto

Festivals and events

Catedral de Lares (Lares Cathedral): July 2007

* Feast of the Three Kings - January

* Romantic Party - February

* Almojabana Festival - March

* Founding of Lares - April

* Handcrafted market - May

* Banana (Guineo) Festival - June

* Cultural World Contest - August

* Grito de Lares - September

* Bonsai Gathering - October

* Feast of the Patron Saint - December

Landmarks and places of interest

* Castañer Settlement

* Collazo Hacienda

* El Jíbaro Park

* El Porvenir Hacienda

* Heladería de Lares (ice cream parlor)

* La Lealtad Hacienda

A city adorned with Spanish-era style churches and small downtown area stores, Lares is a breezy area that is about 1.5 hours from San Juan by car.

Lares has one major claim to fame: The 1868 uprising that happened there, brought on by pro-independence rebels who wanted Puerto Rico to gain its freedom from Spain. The movement, known thereafter as El Grito de Lares (literally, The Cry of Lares, or Lares Revolt), was soon extinguished, making Lares the site of the shortest lived republic ever.

The flag of Lares is now considered by many Puerto Ricans to be their symbol of independence. Initially developed to represent the island's struggle to gain its emancipation from Spain, the flag is now used by those struggling to liberate the island from the United States.