Tortuguero Lagoon
Laguna Tortuguero Natural Reserve is a natural reservoir located between the municipalities of Vega Baja and Manatí in Puerto Rico. The lagoon is one of only two natural reservoirs in the island of Puerto Rico, and is home to an ample variety of species.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vega Baja and Barceloneta.
Vega Baja
Vega Baja is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico along the island's Atlantic coast famous for its music and beaches.
Barceloneta
Photo: The Eloquent Peasant, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barceloneta is a town of about 23,000 residents on the Atlantic coast of Puerto Rico, between the municipalities of Arecibo in the west, Manatí in the east and Florida in the south.
Tortuguero Lagoon
- Type: Lake
- Description: natural reservoir located between Vega Baja and Manatí, Puerto Rico
- Category: body of water
- Location: Manatí, Northern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.46194° or 18° 27′ 43″ northLongitude
-66.44636° or 66° 26′ 47″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
77CMFH63+QFOpenStreetMap ID
way 44106941OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
4565886Wikidata ID
Q5969149
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Satellite Map
Discover Tortuguero Lagoon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Tortuguero Lagoon” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “托爾圖格羅潟湖”
- French: “Tortuguero Lagoon”
- Spanish: “Laguna de Tortuguero (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Laguna de Tortuguero”
- Spanish: “Laguna Tortuguero (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Laguna Tortuguero”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tierras Nuevas Saliente and Reparto Rosado.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Reserva Natural Laguna Tortuguero and Área Recreativa Playa Los Tubos.
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