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1947 Map of Punta Guayanes NO

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Punta Guayanes NO
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Colonia Monserrate and the agricultural lands along the Río Guayanés dominate this coastal landscape during the late 1940s. The map illustrates a transitional period in eastern Puerto Rico where industrial and agricultural infrastructure meet the sea at Puerto Yabucoa. Evidence of the region's sugar economy is prominent, specifically the rail lines of the Central Roig which weave through the flatlands to support the transport of cane.

Upland from the coastal plain, the terrain rises toward Cerro Candelero, with numerous small watercourses like the Rio del Ingenio and Rio Candelero draining into the valley. This preliminary survey, prepared by the Geological Survey and the Puerto Rico Departamento del Interior, captures the exact municipal boundary line between Municipio de Humacao and Municipio de Yabucoa as it traverses the rugged interior ridges north of Playa de Guayanés.