1957 Map of Barranquitas

About this map

Barranquitas serves as the central hub of this mid-century survey, situated within a complex landscape of Puerto Rican mountain ridges and deep river valleys. The town and nearby Aibonito are connected by a network of high-altitude roads, including Route 156 and Route 152, which traverse the high terrain of Cerros de Pasto. This era of development is marked by a significant investment in rural education, evidenced by the numerous schools such as Escuela Segunda Unidad de Federico Degetau and Escuela Segunda Unidad de Tomás Berríos Berdecía found throughout the barrios of Helechal, Honduras, and Quebrada Grande. The drainage patterns are defined by the Río Grande de Manatí to the north and the Río Usabón to the east, illustrating the hydraulic divide of the Cordillera Central.