1957 Map of Orocovis

About this map

The high peaks of the Cordillera Central define this mid-century survey of central Puerto Rico, dominated by the sharp elevation changes between Orocovis and Villalba. The landscape is a network of barrios including Damian Abajo, Pellejas, and Bermejales, reflecting a rural agricultural economy centered around coffee and tobacco production. Notable landmarks such as Hacienda Limón and the Escuela Segunda Unidad de Bauta point to the social and economic infrastructure of the 1950s interior. Water resources are prominent, featuring the Lago de Matrullas reservoir and the headwaters of the Rio Bauta and Rio Jacaguas. For the local historian, the map preserves the exact locations of rural community anchors like the Capilla de Santa Ana and small settlements like Céspedes before later modern developments altered the regional road networks and mountain footprints.