Punta Santiago
Punta Santiago is a barrio and fishing community located in the municipality of Humacao, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2020 was 3,716. Located in the estuary of Humacao, Punta Santiago is famous for its fishing heritage, its iconic pier and Cayo Santiago, popularly known as Monkey Island after its Rhesus macaque population.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: barrio of Puerto Rico
- Description: barrio in Humacao, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Punta Santiago Barrio”, “Punta Santiago, Humacao”, “Punta Santiago, Humacao, Puerto Rico”, and “Punta Santiago, Puerto Rico”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cayo Santiago and Bridge No. 122.
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.
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". Bridge No. 122 is situated 4 km northeast of Punta Santiago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naguabo.
Naguabo
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Naguabo is a municipality in the Eastern Coast region of Puerto Rico, north of Humacao and south of Ceiba and Fajardo.
Punta Santiago
- Location: Humacao, Eastern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Punta Santiago” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Punta Santiago Barrio”
- Dutch: “Punta Santiago”
- Gilaki: “پۊنتا سانتياگؤ (پؤرتؤريکؤ)”
- Gilaki: “پۊنتا سانتياگؤ”
- Serbian: “Пунта Сантијаго”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Punta Santiago, Puerto Rico”
- Spanish: “Barrio Punta Santiago”
- Spanish: “Punta Santiago (Humacao)”
- Spanish: “Punta Santiago (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Punta Santiago”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Port Humacao and Antón Ruiz River.
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