El Maní

{{Short description|Community in Sabanetas, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico}}

El Maní is a community located along the coast in the Sabanetas barrio of Mayagüez on the island of Puerto Rico. El Mani Pavilion is located there.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mayaguez2010.com/es/instalaciones/deportivas/229-pabellon-de-boxeo.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226082419/http://www.mayaguez2010.com/es/instalaciones/deportivas/229-pabellon-de-boxeo.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 26, 2010|title = Mayagüez 2010 - Sitio Web oficial de los XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe - Mayagüez 2010}}

Facilities inside El Maní

This community houses an elementary public school and the Esteban Rosado Baez Junior High School,{{Cite web |url=http://puerto-rico.schooltree.org/public/Esteban-Rosado-Baez-098162.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-08-20 |archive-date=2011-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728003210/http://puerto-rico.schooltree.org/public/Esteban-Rosado-Baez-098162.html |url-status=dead }} a municipal police and paramedical station, some Protestant churches, a Catholic chapel, a fishermen village and three baseball fields. Near its southern entrance is located one flea market (Pulguero) and an artificial lake. At its northern entrance on the junction of PR-64 and PR-341 roads is located a sport complex that includes a baseball field and the El Mani Pavilion which held the handball events of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.{{cite news |first=Raúl |last=Colón |title=Gobernador revela estatus obras Mayaguez 2010 |publisher=sportprnews |access-date=2010-05-03 |language=es |url=http://sportprnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=118:recreacion-deportes&id=1985:gobernador-revela-estatus-obras-mayaguez-2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716121445/http://sportprnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=118%3Arecreacion-deportes&id=1985%3Agobernador-revela-estatus-obras-mayaguez-2010 |archive-date=2011-07-16 }}

To the north of El Maní is the Boquilla Creek Wildlife Reserve (Reserva Natural del Caño de la Boquilla).{{cite web | title=Boquilla Creek Wildlife Reserve informational Brochure| date=2011-07-18 | url=http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/oficinas/arn/recursosvivientes/costasreservasrefugios/pmzc/publicaciones/folletos/RN%20Cano%20Boquilla.pdf?set_language=es-pr&cl=es-pr | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718212016/http://www.drna.gobierno.pr/oficinas/arn/recursosvivientes/costasreservasrefugios/pmzc/publicaciones/folletos/RN%20Cano%20Boquilla.pdf?set_language=es-pr&cl=es-pr | archive-date=2011-07-18 | url-status=dead | access-date=2021-06-20}}{{cite web |title=Mapa de Reserva Natural Caño La Boquilla |url=https://www.drna.pr.gov/documentos/reserva-natural-cano-la-boquilla/ |website=DRNA |date=9 July 2015 |access-date=20 June 2021}}

Other attractions and facilities

At the northeastern end of El Maní community is the PR-2, PR-64 and PR-342 junction. Next to this hub is the Eugenio María de Hostos Airport. Near the airport are some restaurants and the Western Plaza Shopping Center.

Gallery

Hurricane Maria damages in El Maní, Sabanetas, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.jpg|Section of El Maní immediately after Hurricane Maria (September 20, 2017)

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See also

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