Río de la Plata
The La Plata River is the longest river in Puerto Rico. It is located in the north coast of the island. It flows from south to north, and drains into the Atlantic Ocean about 11 miles west of San Juan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: River
- Description: river in Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Guayanabo River”, “Guaynabo River”, “La Plata River”, “Rio de la Plata”, “Río Guaynabo”, and “Toa River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School.
Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School
School
Photo: The Eloquent Peasant, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jacinto Lopez Martinez Grammar School, also known as Escuela Jacinto Lopez Martinez, in Dorado, Puerto Rico, is a school built in 1923-25 which was designed by architect Pedro Adolfo de Castro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dorado and Toa Alta.
Dorado
Dorado is a town and municipality on the northern coast of Puerto Rico, 15 miles west of San Juan and is located in the northern region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Toa Alta, east of Vega Alta, and west of Toa Baja.
Toa Alta
Photo: Yarfpr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Toa Alta is a municipality and town of 67,000 residents located in the Toa Valley region of San Juan's metropolitan area in Puerto Rico along the island's Atlantic coast.
Vega Alta
Vega Baja is a city and municipality of 35,000 residents located along the Atlantic coast of Puerto Rico famous for its beaches, seafood and karstic topography.
Río de la Plata
- Category: body of water
- Location: Toa Baja, Northern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.4334° or 18° 26′ 0″ northLongitude
-66.25962° or 66° 15′ 35″ westOpen location code
77CMCPMR+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 44082397OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=river
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Río de la Plata” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Río de la Plata”
- Cebuano: “Río de la Plata”
- Esperanto: “Rio de la Arĝento”
- Spanish: “Río de la Plata (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “río de la Plata”
- Spanish: “Río de la Plata”
- Spanish: “Río Grande de la Plata”
- Spanish: “Río La Plata (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Río La Plata”
- Spanish: “Río Toa”
- Ukrainian: “Ріо-де-ла-Плата (Пуерто-Рико)”
- Venetian: “Río de la Plata”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Río de la Plata”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Valle Encantado and El Toa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cuartel de la Policía de Toa Baja Sgto. Iván G. Román Matos and Estadio de Toa Baja.
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