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Hacienda Gripiñas HOTEL $$
( 828-1717; www.haciendagripinas.com ; Hwy 527 Km 2.5; s/d $111/155;
) When the winter mist cools things, guests curl up in the common room of Hacienda
Gripiñas, a beautifully restored coffee hacienda dating from 1858 that's nestled in the shad-
ow of Cerro de Punta. Guests wander creaking floors between the rooms and sit in wicker
rocking chairs on the breezy balconies, pulling their noses out of thick novels to take lunch
in the black-and-white tiled dining room. Furnished with antiques and framed historic cof-
fee posters, the hotel has a few modern touches - like wi-fi and a pair of swimming pools -
but the historical building is dignified and timeless. But don't expect coastal-style luxury;
the rooms are very simple, and some are much nicer than others, so ask to see a few. The
three-day packages include meals, but midweek rates are by far the best bargain. Even if
you're not staying at Hacienda Gripiñas, its dining room has excellent views and good, if
pricy, food.
Posada Jayuya HOTEL $
( 828-7250;49GuillermoEsteves;s/dinclbreakfast$69/79; ) This place in the
town center is a good journeyman sleepover with 27 rooms that include TVs and refriger-
ators. The air-con might sound like the inside of a 1956 Buick, but at least it'll work, and
the passable downstairs restaurant sometimes hosts live music.
Triple G Bar & Grill COMIDA CRIOLLA $
( 828-9999;Hwy144Km7.3) A small thatched-roof restaurant in the parking lot at La
Piedra Escrita, this place serves up the best comida criolla in the valley.
Adjuntas
POP 20,000
Although calling Adjuntas the 'Switzerland of Puerto Rico' is a bit of an overstatement, the
silhouetted mountains which surround the town earn this attractive agricultural hub a more
accurate moniker, the 'town of the sleeping giant.' After the discovery of copper in the area
in the 1960s, local community groups fought successfully to prevent their cool subtropical
jungle haven from being turned into a huge open-cast mining pit. Instead, today Adjuntas
has become something of an environmental steward whose livelihood remains rooted in
bananas, coffee and citrus fruits.
Marking the spot where one of the island's major north-south arteries (Hwys 123 and
10) crests the Central Mountains, Adjuntas is a traffic bottleneck in the summer. Be ready
 
 
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