Blanco River
The Blanco River is a river of Naguabo, Puerto Rico. This river begins at the waterfalls of the junction of the Cubuy River, the Icacos River and the Prieto River in El Yunque National Forest at an approximate elevation of 558 feet above sea level.Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Naguabo, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Rio Blanco” and “Río Blanco”
- Historically known as: “Naguabo River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bridge No. 122 and Cayo Santiago.
Bridge No. 122
Bridge
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Bridge No. 122, spanning the Santiago River near Naguabo, Puerto Rico, is significant as "one of the earliest and most elegant examples of concrete beam bridges in Puerto Rico".
Cayo Santiago
Islet
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Cayo Santiago, also known as Santiago Island, Isla de los monos, is located at, 0.59 mi 0.6 mi to the east of Punta Santiago, Humacao, Puerto Rico. It is known as the home to approximately 1800 rhesus macaque monkeys, who have been observed and studied by scientists since 1938. Cayo Santiago is situated 3 km south of Blanco River.
Church Nuestra Señora del Rosario of Naguabo
Church
Photo: Indies1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church Nuestra Señora del Rosario of Naguabo is a historic 19th-century Roman Catholic parish church located in Naguabo Pueblo, the administrative and historic center of the municipality of Naguabo, Puerto Rico. Church Nuestra Señora del Rosario of Naguabo is situated 3 km north of Blanco River.
Blanco River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Naguabo, Eastern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Blanco River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Río Blanco”
- Cebuano: “Río Blanco”
- Spanish: “Río Blanco (Naguabo, Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Río Blanco (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Río Blanco”
- Venetian: “Río Blanco”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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