Patillas, Puerto Rico

  Patillas is known as "La Esmeralda del Sur" (emerald of the south),
 because of its green mountains. Patillas was founded in 1811
 
Patillas is a small, growing town of around 25,000. 
It is located about 15 minutes east of Guayama and five minutes 
east of Arroyo on PR Road 3. Other neighbors include Maunabo 25 
minutes away on PR Road 3 east and San Lorenzo, close to an hour 
north on PR Road 181

Located in the coast of the Caribbean Sea, Patillas attracts 
visitors to its guest houses and beachfront apartments.
Patillas is located in the southeastern coast, south of San Lorenzo; 
west of Yabucoa and Maunabo; and east of Guayama and Arroyo. 

The surrounding areas produces sugar cane and oranges. 
La bandera de Patillas fué diseñada (dibujada) por Pedro de Pedro. Los símbolos y la historia de la misma fué creación de Pedro J. Rivera Arbolay. El asesor fué el Lic. Roberto Beascochea Lota. (1977)

La bandera de Patillas consta de cuatro rectángulos color verde real en las esquinas simbolizando nuestros valles y montañas. La cruz dorada representa la fidelidad al Santo Cristo de la Salud nuestro patrón. En el centro de la cruz lleva una figura octagonal alargada que simboliza una esmeralda nuestro pueblo se le conoce como la "Esmeralda del Sureste".