Mayarí: Name that may have Aruaco or Taíno origin. According to an old, unlikely legend, the first Spaniards arrived by the river and were accompanied by local Indians who insistently pointed out: -maya there, maya there! - that is, there were many Mayas ahead (Textile plant that is used only to limit rustic properties, because its leaves have spikes, and it develops easily in any terrain - Bromelia Antelminthica), said that warning with a mixture of its language and Spanish, what was heard by the conquerors translated into "Mayarí".