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The town's economic activities include: diamond cutting, tobacco
processing, and the manufacture of leather goods, glass and plastic
products, electronic equipment, clothing and bedding.
The city is home the Columbia College (1966).
Caguas is located in the Central Mountain Range,
south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto;
east of Gurabo and San Lorenzo; and west of Aguas Buenas, Cidra and Cayey.
Its rivers are: Cagüitas, Turabo, Bairoa, Cañas,
Grande de Loíza and Cañabonsito.
There are many well-known "cagüeños", among them:
Abelardo Diaz Alfaro, José Gautier Benítez, Juan José
Osuna, Margot Arce de Vazquez; and José Ignacio Quintón.
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