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Puerto Rico Highway 303

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Highway 303 marker
Highway 303
Ruta 303
Ruta Extraterrestre[1]
Route information
Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW
Length14.7 km[1] (9.1 mi)
Major junctions
West end PR-301 in Boquerón
Major intersections
East end PR-101 in Palmarejo
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryPuerto Rico
MunicipalitiesCabo Rojo, Lajas
Highway system
PR-301 PR-326

Puerto Rico Highway 303 (PR-303) is a rural road stretching between the municipalities of Cabo Rojo and Lajas in Puerto Rico. It begins in PR-301, in southeastern Boquerón, Cabo Rojo, passing south of the Sierra Bermeja before leading northeast, where it passes PR-305 and ending at a junction with PR-101. The stretch of the road spanning the southern border of Sierra Bermeja is popularly known as the Puerto Rico Alien Route (Spanish: Ruta Extraterrestre) due to the number of UFO reports associated with the area it crosses.[2]

Route description

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The area around Sierra Bermeja, particularly along the southern edge of the mountain range, has been associated with UFOs in Puerto Rican folklore and pop culture since the second half of the 20th century.[2] A green direction sign identifying the route as the Ruta Extraterrestre was installed in the early 2000s. However, it was removed when the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works rejected officially recognizing such designation on a state level. On April 9, 2005, Marcos "Turín" Irizarry Pagán, major of Lajas, proclaimed the section of PR-303 spanning the municipality between its municipal boundary with Cabo Rojo and the route's junction with PR-305. Nevertheless, the route is now promoted as a tourist attraction by the municipality of Lajas and by local businesses.[3][4][5]

Major intersections

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MunicipalityLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Cabo RojoBoquerón14.79.1 PR-301Western terminus of PR-303
Llanos Costa11.37.0 PR-302
LajasPalmarejoParguera line2.61.6 PR-305Southern terminus of PR-305 concurrency
PalmarejoParguera
Sabana Yeguas tripoint
2.51.6 PR-305 (Corredor Agroturístico Jorge Alberto "George" Ferrer Asencio) – Guánica, PargueraNorthern terminus of PR-305 concurrency
Palmarejo0.00.0 PR-101Eastern terminus of PR-303
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Overview Map of PR-303" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "¿Extraterrestres visitan Puerto Rico?" [Do aliens visit Puerto Rico?]. Primera Hora (in Spanish). June 13, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Perez, Andrea (October 5, 2024). "Explora las 9 leyendas más extrañas de Puerto Rico" [Explore the 9 strangest legends of Puerto Rico]. PlateaPR (in Spanish). Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  4. ^ Olson, Alexandra (September 27, 2005). "En Puerto Rico construyen aeropuerto para ovnis" [In Puerto Rico they are building an airport for UFOs]. Laredo Morning Times.
  5. ^ "Ovnipuerto es sólo un rotulito con una nave" [UFOport is just a little sign with a ship on it]. Primera Hora (in Spanish). December 7, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
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