Lares, Puerto Rico

About Lares

Lares is a storied little place in western Puerto Rico.

Lares holds the status of a zona urbana — the urban heart of its Puerto Rico municipio. The community covers 2.02 square miles.

📰 Lares News Today

• Property was deleted, sold or offlined by agent, but we found properties for buy also in Lares , sorted by Latest Realtor.com · Mar 14
• Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico Population 2026 World Population Review · Nov 5
• Obituary for Juan José Rodríguez González Glick Family Funeral Home · Feb 22
• $2.5M Popeyes investment brings 255 jobs to Lares News is My Business · Jul 23
• Castañer hospital earns 7 national quality recognitions News is My Business · Aug 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lares Unique

• The only place in America named Lares — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western Puerto Rico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Puerto Rico — one of 292 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lares

• Cafetería Colombo
• Cafetería Martínez
• El Cepo
• Gritos Café (café)
• La Yu-k
• The Taco Maker — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Museo de Lares · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lares

• Parque Humberto Linares reviews ★
• Parque Infantil El Veterano reviews ★
• Parque Infantil Ismael Delgado reviews ★
• Plaza de la Revolución reviews ★
• Plaza de los Patriotas reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lares

• ANGELICA DELGADO
• DANIEL VELEZ SOTO
• DOMINGO APONTE COLLAZO
• GABRIELA MISTRAL LARES
• GEORGE WASHINGTON
• HECTOR HERNANDEZ ARANA
• JULIO LEBRON SOTO
• PROFESOR RAFAEL ALICEA VAZQUEZ
• RAMON DE JESUS SIERRA

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lares

🏘️ Nearby Communities