Maricao River

The Maricao River is a river of Maricao and Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

Photo: Yarfpr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Stream
Description: river in Puerto Rico
Also known as: “Rio Maricao” and “Río Maricao”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Las Marías and Leguísamo.

Las Marías

Photo: The Eloquent Peasant, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Las Marías, which means The Marias in English, is a small town in the western portion of Puerto Rico's Cordillera Central region. Although not extremely popular with visitors, the town offers opportunities for ecotourism due to its mountainous geography.

Leguísamo

Suburb

Leguísamo is a barrio in the municipality of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2096. Leguísamo is situated 9 km northwest of Maricao River.

Maricao River

Categories: river and body of water
Location: Maricao, La Montaña, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.18468° or 18° 11′ 5″ north

Longitude

-67.03129° or 67° 1′ 53″ west

Elevation

179 metres (587 feet)

Open location code

77CJ5XM9+VF

GeoNames ID

4567878

Wikidata ID

Q7386354

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Satellite Map

Discover Maricao River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Maricao River” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Río Maricao”
Cebuano: “Río Maricao”
Spanish: “Río Maricao (Puerto Rico)”
Spanish: “Río Maricao”
Venetian: “Río Maricao”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Las Vegas and Hacienda Rolón.

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