1945 Map of Playa De Ponce

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Sugar production and maritime trade dominate this coastal landscape of southern Puerto Rico, where large agricultural estates or haciendas surround the urban center. The industrial footprint is anchored by Central Constancia and Central Boca Chica, which represent the economic engines of the era. Settlement is concentrated at Playa de Ponce, the vital port district connected to the wider Mar Caribe via the Muelle de Ponce. Multiple family-named estates like Hacienda Santa Cruz and Hacienda Estrella reveal the distribution of land and wealth across the alluvial plains fed by the Río Bucaná and Río Inabón. Offshore, the distinct silhouette of Isla Caja de Muertos and its prominent Cerro Morrillo serve as navigational landmarks for the bustling harbor traffic of the mid-1940s.