Laguna Bocanasilla

Laguna Bocanasilla is a lake in Cabo Rojo, Porta del Sol. Laguna Bocanasilla is situated nearby to the locality Cornelia, as well as near Estebania.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Silva Bridge and Mayagüez Mall.

Silva Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Silva Bridge is a Pratt pony truss bridge in Puerto Rico which was built in 1897. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000. Silva Bridge is situated 2½ km southeast of Laguna Bocanasilla.

Mayagüez Mall

Commercial area

Photo: Madrican, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mayagüez Mall is a shopping mall located in the municipalities of Mayagüez and Hormigueros. It is the third largest shopping center in Puerto Rico with a total of 1,050,000 square feet of retail space, and it is the main shopping center in western Puerto Rico. Mayagüez Mall is situated 2½ km east of Laguna Bocanasilla.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

University building

The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez is a private, Roman Catholic university in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez is situated 3½ km northeast of Laguna Bocanasilla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hormigueros and Mayagüez.

Hormigueros

Photo: Jcarrillovii, Public domain.

Hormigueros is a town and one of the smallest municipalities of Puerto Rico, located on the island's southwestern coast in the Porta del Sol tourism region.

Mayagüez

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

Mayagüez is the largest city on the Western side of the island of Puerto Rico, in the Porta del Sol region. It has roughly 90,000 inhabitants, plus a floating population of about 15,000, on weekdays, particularly when the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez is not in recess.

Laguna Bocanasilla

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Cabo Rojo, Porta del Sol, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.15301° or 18° 9′ 11″ north

Longitude

-67.1649° or 67° 9′ 54″ west

Elevation

2 metres (7 feet)

Open location code

77CJ5R3P+62

GeoNames ID

4565867

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Localities in the Area

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