Top 10 Haciendas of Puerto Rico

A “hacienda”, in the colonies of the Spanish Empire, is a “finca” (or an estate). Some “haciendas” were plantations, mines or factories and many combined these activities. The word is derived from the Spanish word “hacer” or “haciendo”, which means to make or be making, respectively. Were largely business enterprises consisting of various money making ventures including raising farm animals and maintaining orchards.

Haciendas in Puerto Rico developed during the time of Spanish colonization. An example of these was the 1833 Hacienda Buena Vista, which dealt primarily with the cultivation, packaging, and exportation of coffee. Today, Hacienda Buena Vista, which is listed in the United States National Register of Historic Places, is operated as a museum. Most haciendas in Puerto Rico produced sugar, coffee, and tobacco, which were the crops for exporting.

Nowadays, Haciendas are not only museums or coffee plantations, but also unique concepts to taste life and indulge you with unforgettable gastronomy, emotional and adventure experiences.