Agriculture
Sugar cane had been cultivated in A�asco as early as the 16th century. The earliest known sugar mill ("ingenios") operator around the A�asco area was Tom�s de Castell�n in 1523.
Today, the town has a reputation for producing the best moonshine rum in Puerto Rico from sugar cane. A�asco is renowned for its "Pitorro rum" production. The word "pitorro" is actually a corruption of the word "pintorro", an Andalusian term used to depict inferior-quality wine or rum that had a weak color (hence the name).
A�asco has also been a place for fruits and coffee cultivation.
Business
� Construction
� Commerce
Industrial
There are several industries established in the industrial zone around the town of A�asco
