Less than thirty minutes southwest of San Juan and just a hair beyond Catano,Bayamón is many things to many people: a bustling business and manufacturing center; a retail extravaganza; a bedroom community; a country retreat.  The municipality vibrates in so many directions at once that its hard to believe that Hato Tejas is in the same town as Buena Vista even though they are only a few miles apart.  The best thing about Bayamón however is that offers itself as a gateway both east and west into the many facets of Puerto Rico's northern coast.