Monte Guilarte

Monte Guilarte, also known as Monte del Guaraguao, is the fifth-highest peak in Puerto Rico at above sea level. The mountain is located in the Cordillera [Central, Puerto Rico|Cordillera Central], in the municipality of Adjuntas.
It is so named after Captain Spanish–Taíno War of [San Juan–Borikén|Juan Guilarte de Salazar], a Spanish explorer and Conquistador, who was one of the first settlers of Puerto Rico. In 1513, Guilarte de Salazar led a column of 50 men to victory against 600 Taíno Indians in the southwest of the island.
The mountain and its surroundings encompasses the Guilarte State Forest, located in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico">Adjuntas, Puerto Rico">Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.