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1952 Map of Monte Guilarte

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

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Cordillera Central dominates this 1952 topographic study, revealing a dense network of coffee-era estates and highland settlements across the municipalities of Adjuntas, Lares, and Yauco. The landscape is defined by its numerous haciendas, including Hacienda Monserrate, Hacienda Indiera, and Hacienda Santa Maria, which underscore the agricultural importance of these mountain slopes. In the vicinity of Yahueca, institutional landmarks like the Escuela Segunda Unidad de Yahueca and Iglesia de la Virgen del Carmen serve as community anchors.

The terrain rises toward the prominent peak of Monte Guilarte, surrounded by an intricate watershed where the Río Guilarte and Río Prieto originate. Settlement patterns here are distinctly rural, with many family-named landmarks such as Hacienda Resurrección and Hacienda Maria Antonia connected by winding mountain roads. The presence of the Hospital General de Castañer indicates a significant regional health hub established in the mid-century to serve these remote coffee-growing districts.