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Guajataca Tunnel
A 1904 railroad tunnel cut through the coastal cliff between Isabela and Quebradillas, now a walkable public monument opening onto a wild Atlantic cove and the mouth of the Guajataca canyon.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Maricao, Puerto Rico · North America
Maricao sits on the route: 15 minutes from Las Marías, 41km from Ruta Panorámica.
Maricao is a town located in Maricao, Puerto Rico. With a population of 1,172, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Maricao sits in Puerto Rico. It's in the America/Puerto Rico time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Maricao to your route.
Maricao (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾiˈkao]) is a town and the second-least populous municipality of Puerto Rico; it is located at the western edge of the Cordillera Central. It is a small town set around a small square in hilly terrain, north of San Germán, Sabana Grande and Yauco; south of Las Marías and Lares,Read more
southeast of Mayagüez, and west of Adjuntas. Maricao has 7 barrios including Maricao Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city).
The town borders the Maricao Fish Hatchery, a fish hatchery made up of tanks and pools in a garden setting, where some 25,000 fish are raised yearly to stock farm fishponds and island lakes. The hatchery is part of the Maricao State Forest, also known as Monte del Estado. Though of dryer vegetation than the other mountain forest, Maricao is home to large number of bird species. Its stone observation tower provides far-flung views to the coast and the Mona Passage.
Maricao has a 2020 census population of 4,455.
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Maricao is located in Maricao, Puerto Rico, North America. The coordinates are 18.1808 latitude, -66.9799 longitude.
Maricao has a population of approximately 1,172 people, making it a town in Puerto Rico.
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tunnel
A 1904 railroad tunnel cut through the coastal cliff between Isabela and Quebradillas, now a walkable public monument opening onto a wild Atlantic cove and the mouth of the Guajataca canyon.
34 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
A lighthouse on white limestone cliffs dropping over 200 ft into the Mona Passage at Puerto Rico's southwest tip, surrounded by pink salt flats and reached by a flat walk from the parking area.
35 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
A limestone cave in Arecibo whose far opening frames the Río Grande de Arecibo valley like a window: a short guided walk from the road to one of Puerto Rico's most photographed viewpoints.
37 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
A 269 km chain of about 40 narrow secondary roads running the length of Puerto Rico's Cordillera Central from Mayagüez to Maunabo, built in the early 1970s purely for the mountain views and lechoneras along it.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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