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1969 Map of Aguas Buenas

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Aguas Buenas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Aguas Buenas and the surrounding interior highlands of Puerto Rico are captured during a period of significant urban expansion and infrastructure development. The northern portion of the map showcases the southern fringes of the San Juan metropolitan area, including Monacillo Urbano and Guaynabo, where residential developments like Villa Clementina and Parkville signify post-war growth. The landscape is dominated by the winding course of the Rio Grande de Loiza and the reservoir at Lago de Loiza, which serves as a critical water source for the region.

Local civic life is anchored by a dense network of educational and religious institutions, such as the Antilles Military Academy and Iglesia Sagrado Corazon. Evidence of early 20th-century social services appears with the Leprocomio located near Trujillo Alto. In the more rural southern sections, family-named landmarks and schools like Escuela Luis T Baliñas illustrate the agricultural roots and localized community structure of the Municipio de Caguas and its neighbors.