San Juan - Sister cities

18º29N 66º08W, pop (2000e) 422 000. Seaport capital of Puerto Rico, E Caribbean; on an island linked to the N coast of the mainland by a bridge; founded, 1510; birthplace of Ricardo E Alegría; airport; two universities (1912, 1950); cigars, tobacco, sugar, clothing, tourism; El Morro (1591, old Spanish fortress), cathedral (16th-c), Church of San José (16th-c), La Fortaleza (1533–40), Castillo de San Cristóbal (old fortress).

San Carlos is the capital city of the municipality of San Carlos and of the Río San Juan Department of Nicaragua. San Carlos is positioned on the confluence of Lake Nicaragua and the San Juan River.

Sister cities

Groningen, the Netherlands Erlangen, Germany Nuremberg, Germany Witten, Germany Albacete, Spain Badalona, Spain Linz, Austria Bologna, Italy