Travel & Sports: Puerto Rico ©2009 Select Language English | Español Expert Help | Email this page | 38414 | Packages / Coupons / Auctions | Create Your MasterGuide™ | Advertise Travel & Sports: Puerto Rico > Magazine Articles > Trujillo Alto | Island-wide | San Juan Metro | North | West | South | East | Central Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín, Trujillo Alto /Toledo Trujillo Alto June-2008, By:Travel and Sports Staff Trujillo Alto Home of the Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín. Founded in 1801, Trujillo Alto is the second fastest-growing city in the San Juan Metropolitan area. In 1925 Don Angel Rivero Méndez and his wife founded La Gruta de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes. This replica of the Lourdes Shrine in France is a place of pilgrimage during Holy Week. As the last Spanish officer of high rank on the Island, Don Angel Rivero formally surrendered Puerto Rico to the United States after the Spanish-American War. Latest Island-Wide Feature Articles: Attractions & SightsKid's Stuff BeachesDestination Beach Business CenterAAAction - Making Movies in Paradise CasinosBlackjack 101 Diving & SnorkelingDown Under EventsGallery Nights in Old San Juan FishingFishing in Paradise ForestsPuerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata) Recovery Program GolfLegendary Courses InformationMasthead Nature/AdventureNature Adventure Caribbean Style Restaurants & ClubsKiosk Cooking Sailing & WatersportsSailing, Snorkeling and Kayaking ShoppingThe Coffee Craze SpasSpa-tacular Trujillo Alto Article Archive 2008-06 Trujillo Alto All Archives About/Advertise/Contact Us ©2009-1986 Travel and Sports, Inc. travelandsports.com