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1964 Map of Central La Plata

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Central La Plata
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The agricultural valleys surrounding the Rio Grande de Añasco and the Rio Culebrinas define this mid-1960s landscape in western Puerto Rico. The dominance of the sugar industry is evident through the central processing hub at Central La Plata and numerous large estates that punctuate the hillsides, including Hacienda Esperanza, Hacienda Morales, and Hacienda Mata. These haciendas represent a distinct era of Puerto Rican land tenure and production prior to the full modernization of the island's interior economy.

Mountainous ridges like Cerro Gordo and summits such as Cerro Tirano separate the river basins, creating a fragmented settlement pattern of small barrios and schools. Local education is anchored by institutions like the Escuela Segunda Unidad de Anones and Escuela Tomas Vera Ayala. Infrastructure of the period is highlighted by the Planta de Purificacion El Espino and the path of the Via Ferrocarril Antigua, marking the route of former rail transport through the region.