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1947 Map of Arecibo SO

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Arecibo SO
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Central Los Caños stands as a focal point of industrial activity north of the karst-heavy terrain in this mid-century topographic study. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Río Grande de Arecibo and the Río Tanamá, which carve through the prominent limestone mogotes that characterize the barrios of Tanamá, Dominguito, and Carreras. This survey, based on topography from 1940 to 1943, reveals a network of small settlements and neighborhood centers such as La Guinea and La Esperanza connected by a maturing system of roads and trails.

Infrastructure for the region's development is evident at the Acueducto de Arecibo Planta de Filtracion near Charco Hondo, highlighting the management of the island's water resources during the 1940s. The detail recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey provides an intricate view of the land-use patterns in rural Arecibo, from the alluvial plains of Domingo Ruiz to the dense, pocketed ridges of Hato Viejo.