Lake Cerrillos
Lake Cerrillos is a human-made lake located in barrio Maragüez, Ponce, Puerto Rico. The lake was finished in 1992 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The main purposes of the reservoir are flood control, water supply, and recreation.Photo: Eljohnson15, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: man-made lake located in Maragüez, Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Cerrillos Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cerrillos State Forest and Luis A. "Wito" Morales Park.
Cerrillos State Forest
Nature reserve
Cerrillos State Forest is one of the 21 state forests in Puerto Rico. It is located in barrio Maragüez, in the municipality of Ponce, and covers 200 cuerdas of valleys and mountains in the foothills of the Cordillera Central mountain range.
Luis A. "Wito" Morales Park
Park
Photo: Tito Caraballo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Luis A. "Wito" Morales Park is a park in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Lake Cerrillos Dam recreational area. Luis A. "Wito" Morales Park is situated 3 km south of Lake Cerrillos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Juana Díaz.
Juana Díaz
Photo: Ligocsicnarf89, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Juana Díaz is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located along the island's Caribbean coast immediately to the east of Ponce. It has a small historic downtown area, an interesting cave system with indigenous petroglyphs, and a long-held tradition of celebrating an Epiphany parade.
Lake Cerrillos
- Categories: reservoir and tourism
- Location: Ponce, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.09768° or 18° 5′ 52″ northLongitude
-66.57839° or 66° 34′ 42″ westElevation
141 metres (463 feet)Open location code
77CM3CXC+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 4304832379OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Cerrillos from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lake Cerrillos” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lago Cerrillos”
- French: “Lake Cerrillos”
- Italian: “lago Cerrillos”
- Russian: “Серрильос”
- Spanish: “Lago Cerrillos (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Lago Cerrillos”
- Welsh: “Llyn Cerrillos”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Comunidad El Collado and Sector Las Flores.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Atracadero del Lago Cerrillos and Cerro Santo Domingo.
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