San Sebastián (Puerto Rico)

San Sebastián is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the northwestern part of the island. The town is most famous for its yearly heifer festival ("Festival de la Novilla"), its caves, waterfalls and food. There are several museums, plazas, and a historic church in the main plaza.

Understand
San Sebastián is a mountainous municipality founded in 1752. It has several large bodies of water including Guajataca Lake, Río Grande de Añasco, Río Culebrinas, and Río Guajataca. The Guajataca Dam is near the Guajataca Lake is the Guajataka Scout Reservation with campsites for boy scouts.

San Sebastián has an area of 71.7 square miles divided into 24 barrios, including the barrio referred to as Pueblo with the municipal buildings, a Roman Catholic church, and a main recreational plaza.

Get in

 * San Juan: Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
 * Aguadilla: Rafael Hernández Airport
 * Ponce: Mercedita Airport



Get around
San Sebastián is best accessed by car.

Primary routes in and around town include:
 * PR-109 (Ruta 109) is a rural road that connects from Aguada.
 * PR-111 (Carretera Enrique Laguerre) connects Aguadilla, Moca, San Sebastián, Lares, and Utuado.
 * PR-119 (Ruta 119) crosses from north to south, connecting multiple municipalities.
 * PR-125 (Ruta 125) crosses from Moca.

Stay safe
Gozalandia can be dangerous for many reasons. Getting to the falls requires walking through muddy terrain and over slippery rocks. Visitors have been trapped after heavy rains at Gozalandia as well.

Go next

 * Añasco
 * Camuy
 * Isabela
 * Lares
 * Las Marías
 * Moca
 * Quebradillas