1949 Map of Cabo Rojo NE

About this map

Llanos Costa and the jagged ridges of Sierra Bermeja define the coastal landscape of this 1949 survey. The map details a period of transition along the southwest coast of Puerto Rico, where the traditional salt-producing Salinas near Bahía Sucia and Salinas Pitajaya exist alongside developing rural communities. Small settlements like Corozo and Las Palmas are documented with individual structures, reflecting the local agrarian and coastal economy before modern development. In the western portion, the Iglesia de Cristo Rey serves as a local landmark, while the topography rises steeply from the plains into the Lomas de Boquerón and Peñones de Melones. The network of paths and small roads suggests a landscape shaped by local travel between the coast and the inland peaks like Cerro Tinaja.