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1945 Map of Salinas

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Salinas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The coastal plains of southern Puerto Rico reveal a landscape dominated by the sugar economy and maritime geography at the end of the Second World War. The municipality of Salinas serves as the central hub, supported by a dense network of industrial agricultural outposts including Hacienda Carmen, Hacienda Teresa, and Colonia Esperanza. Transportation through this fertile corridor is defined by the Ponce and Guayama railroad and the Línea Central Caribe, which move goods toward the coast.

South of the town, the shoreline of the Bahía de Rincón transitions from Playa Salinas to a complex system of mangroves and reefs. Notable landmarks include the Military Reservation situated on the hills of Cerro Modesto, and a chain of offshore features such as the Cayos de Ratones and Arrecife Media Luna. Small inland settlements like Poblado Peñuelas and Arenal dot the landscape between the foothills and the Caribbean Sea.