1938 Map of Guanica

About this map

The industrial sugar economy of southern Puerto Rico is centered here on Central Guanica, one of the island's most significant sugar mills, connected by a network of rail lines simply marked as Central and Linea. This landscape in the late 1930s shows the dense core of Pueblo and Ensenada at the head of the deep-water Bahia de Guanica. Beyond the industrial activity, the map records local life through the Escuela Ceiba and several sites marked Cem. The terrain transitions from the marshy Laguna de Guanica and the Rio Loco in the north to the protected Bosque Insular de Guanica Yauco y Guayanilla on the eastern hills. Maritime landmarks such as the Fard de Guanica lighthouse and the jagged coastline of Frontón de la Brea define the southern edge where the land meets the Mar Caribe.