page_title: Porta Cordillera
hierarchical_section_title: Porta Cordillera
context_page_description: Porta Cordillera is a land-locked tourism region in the central mountainous region of Puerto Rico. It consists of 16 municipalities in the south central zone: Aguas Buenas, Cidra, Cayey, Comerío, Aibonito, Naranjito, Barranquitas, Corozal, Orocovis, Morovis, Ciales, Jayuya, Florida, Utuado, Adjuntas and Lares.
  The zone is known for its stunning nature reserves, forests, coffee plantations, lakes, rivers, and caves as well as its protected karst area. Puerto Rico's Ruta Panorámica notably cuts through the heart of this region.
  Porta Cordillera was established in July 2012 by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The name translates to "Doorway to the Cordillera", where "cordillera" refers to Puerto Rico's Cordillera Central - the central mountain range of the island. Utuado and Aguas Buenas are not part of the Cordillera Central, but they are part of the tourism zone nevertheless. Adjuntas and Jayuya were part of the Porta Caribe region since the creation of that zone, but was moved to the Porta Cordillera region.
context_section_description: Porta Cordillera is a land-locked tourism region in the central mountainous region of Puerto Rico.  It consists of 16 municipalities in the south central zone: Aguas Buenas, Cidra, Cayey, Comerío, Aibonito, Naranjito, Barranquitas, Corozal, Orocovis, Morovis, Ciales, Jayuya, Florida, Utuado, Adjuntas and  Lares.
  The zone is known for its stunning nature reserves, forests, coffee plantations, lakes, rivers, and caves as well as its protected karst area.  Puerto Rico's Ruta Panorámica notably cuts through the heart of this region.
  Porta Cordillera was established in July 2012 by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company. The name translates to "Doorway to the Cordillera", where "cordillera" refers to Puerto Rico's Cordillera Central - the central mountain range of the island. Utuado and Aguas Buenas are not part of the Cordillera Central, but they are part of the tourism zone nevertheless. Adjuntas and Jayuya were part of the Porta Caribe region since the creation of that zone, but was moved to the Porta Cordillera region.
caption: Municipalities of Porta Cordillera