Cidra is a small town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central highlands along the Cordillera Central, the central mountain range of the island. Although not popular with tourists, the town is known for its lake and the formerly endangered Puerto Rican plains pigeon (paloma sabanera).

Understand

Cidra is one of the municipalities in "La Montaña", the mountain.

Get in

• San Juan: Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
• Aguadilla: Rafael Hernández Airport
• Ponce: Mercedita Airport

Get around

A word of caution: if driving you are sharing the road with trucks, and locals. The mountain roads have steep descents and ascents, hairpin turns, and steep cliff drops are not always protected by railing. The roads may look like one-lane highways but are made to handle two-lane traffic.

See

• 1 Cidra Pueblo (downtown Cidra). See the historic Roman Catholic church, Spanish-style recreational plaza, and the municipal buildings surrounded by streets and shops.
  You can drive around the pueblo or park your car and walk around the square and into the plaza. The Spanish law, which regulated life in Puerto Rico in the early 19th century, stated the plaza's purpose was for celebrations and festivities. (updated Apr 2022)

Go next

• Aguas Buenas
• Aibonito
• Barranquitas
• Caguas
• Cayey
• Comerío