1946 Map of Arecibo

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The coastal city of Arecibo and its surrounding sugar-producing hinterlands are detailed in this mid-1940s survey. Industrial activity is centered on the massive Central Cambalache and Central Los Canos sugar mills, which are connected by the American Railroad of Porto Rico. The landscape is dominated by the wide drainage of the Caño Tiburones and the winding Rio Grande de Arecibo, which feeds the municipal Aqueducto de Arecibo Planta de Filtracion. Settlement patterns reveal dense neighborhoods like Miramar and Buenos Aires near the port at La Marina, contrasted with rural barrios such as Domingo Ruiz and Sabana Hoyos. Local infrastructure includes the San Luis Hospital Distrito de Arecibo and the Escuela Segunda Unidad de Bajadero, providing a snapshot of the region's social and economic core during the late territorial period.