Vega Baja

[ vey-guh bah-huh; Spanish ve-gah bah-hah ]

noun

1. a city in northern Puerto Rico.

Example Sentences

It's an achievement that caps his almost mythological rise from a grocery bagger in the small Puerto Rican town of Vega Baja to a global superstar, and a torchbearer for Latin pop and música urbana.

From BBC

Trio Vegabajeño, “Las Cantares De Navidad” Born 1943 in Vega Baja, the same town as Bad Bunny, the great Puerto Rican bolero masters Trio Vegabajeño got a second shot at fame in 2020, when the Grammy-winning reggaeton star closed his album “El Último Tour del Mundo” with this 1950s Christmas standard.

From Los Angeles Times

The story of Bad Bunny’s mythical ascent from a grocery bagger in the small town of Vega Baja to a torchbearer for a new generation of reggaeton and trap artists has become nearly folklore.

From New York Times

Irma Raquel López Torres, who lives in the town of Vega Baja, said her family waited more than an hour at a gas station on Friday to get fuel for her generator.

From New York Times

Annette Jiménez of Vega Baja, a mother of three, said she feared the plan would only lead Puerto Rico into a second bankruptcy, with the burden placed “on the tired shoulders of the same people.”

From Seattle Times