Laguna Cartagena

Laguna Cartagena is in Lajas, Porta del Sol. Laguna Cartagena is situated nearby to the suburb Llanos, as well as near the neighborhood Maguayo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge.

Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge

Nature reserve

The Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge is a 1043-acre National Wildlife Refuge in Lajas, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Parguera and Boquerón.

La Parguera

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

La Parguera is a fishing village in the town of Lajas, in the Porta del Sol region of Puerto Rico, known for its bioluminescent bay, and world class diving.

Boquerón is a barrio in the municipality of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,373. The village of Boquerón, located on the Boquerón Bay is one of the main tourist attractions in the southwestern part of the island. Boquerón is situated 7 km west of Laguna Cartagena.

Cabo Rojo

Photo: Jerjes Medina Albino, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cabo Rojo, named after the red-colored limestone cliffs on its coast, is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Porta del Sol tourism region. The city is famous for its pirate legends, its beaches, its nature and its lighthouse.

Laguna Cartagena

Type: Body of water
Location: Lajas, Porta del Sol, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.01418° or 18° 0′ 51″ north

Longitude

-67.09901° or 67° 5′ 56″ west

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

Open location code

77CJ2W72+M9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 44106747

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

4565868

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