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1938 Map of Cabo Rojo

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Cabo Rojo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Cabo Rojo defines the southwestern extreme of Puerto Rico, where the island's coastline meets the Mar Caribe. This late 1930s topography, revised shortly after the war, captures a landscape of salt pans and rugged coastal points. Between the expansive waters of Bahía Salinas and Bahía Sucia, the land narrows to the iconic limestone headland. Inland, the terrain rises sharply toward Sierra Bermeja, while the low-lying Llanos Costa stretches across the interior plains.

Local settlement patterns are centered around the village of El Combate and the smaller clusters at Corozo and Las Palmas. Educational infrastructure of the era is represented by the Escuela Sebastián Pabon Alvarez, located near the coastal route. The map meticulously documents various points along the shore, including Pta Águila and Pta Jagüey, illustrating the intricate geography of the Boquerón region before modern development altered the shoreline.