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1952 Map of Central Aguirre

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Central Aguirre
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The sugar industry of southern Puerto Rico dominates this mid-century survey, centered on the significant industrial complexes of Central Aguirre and Central Guamaní. The landscape is a structured grid of agricultural production, featuring several named colonias such as Colonia Reunión and Colonia Josefa, alongside the Hacienda Mercedes. These settlements and the worker community of Coquí reflect the concentrated economic life of the Pozo Hondo and Machete districts during a period of intensive cultivation.

The coastline is intricately mapped where the Caribbean Sea meets the sheltered Bahía de Jobos. This maritime environment is defined by mangrove-lined features like the Laguna de las Mareas and the scattered islands of the Cayos de Barca and Cayos Caribes. Inland, the terrain rises toward the hills of Palmas, drained by the Río Guamaní and Río Seco, while the Lago Melania reservoir serves the water needs of the surrounding plantations and the port at Puerto Jobos.