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El Flamboyán, a tree native to Madagascar and cultivated throughout Puerto Rico, is closely identified with Peñuelas for its beauty and majesty. The town square and main street originally had two promenades lined with beautiful, leafy Flamboyán trees. In July 1934, during Franklin Delano Roosevelt's visit to Puerto Rico, Peñuelas was included in his tour, and falling Flamboyán petals formed a red carpet that drew words of admiration from Roosevelt. After this, Peñuelas became known as the "Valley of the Flamboyanes," and the municipal government organizes the Flamboyán Festival every second weekend of July.
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Peñuelas, Puerto Rico · United States