1949 Map of Sabana Grande SO

About this map

The American Railroad Company of Porto Rico cuts across the center of this 1949 topographic landscape, linking the sugar-producing regions between Lajas and Guánica. This industrial artery is anchored by Estación La Plata and Estación Limón, serving a terrain characterized by the expansive Valle de Lajas and the seasonal wetlands of the Cienaga de Anegado. To the south, the waters of the Laguna de Guánica dominate the coastal edge, while the northern hills rise toward peaks like Cerro de los Bonelli and Cerro Franchoni. Community life is centered around landmarks such as Iglesia La Pica and the Escuela Thomas Edison. This survey captures the agricultural and transit patterns of southwest Puerto Rico at mid-century, just as local infrastructure was beginning to modernize around the traditional municipal boundaries of Lajas and Guánica.