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Puente de las Banderas

Puente de las Banderas—the "Bridge of the Flags"—is a road bridge carrying PR-129 across a green valley on the edge of Lares, a hill town in Puerto Rico's cordillera central. More than a crossing, it has become a casual local landmark and gathering point: the municipality launches civic parades from here and community events unfold in the open space beneath its arches, all set against the layered mountains of the island's interior. Riders rate it a 4.6 from dozens of reviews, and its appeal is straightforward: a scenic pause on the road through Lares, an easy base for wandering the nearby lookouts and monuments, and a window into the patriotic identity of the town known as the Ciudad del Grito, the birthplace of Puerto Rico's independence movement and its flag.