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Map by USGIS. Puerto Rico has 17 lakes, all man-made, and more than 50 rivers, most of which originate in the Cordillera Central. [71] Rivers in the northern region of the island are typically longer and of higher water flow rates than those of the south, since the south receives less rain than the central and northern regions.
Topographic map of Puerto Rico, 1952. Puerto Rico is mostly mountainous with large coastal areas in the north and south. The main mountain range is called Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range). The highest elevation in Puerto Rico, Cerro de Punta at 4,393 feet (1,339 m), [4] is located in this range.
Puerto Rico Highway 101 (PR-101) is a rural road leaving the town of Boquerón, Cabo Rojo and Lajas, to the town of San Germán. [3] Among their intersections are the PR-100 , PR-301 (to El Combate), PR-103 PR-116 (to Guánica ), PR-166 and PR-102 .
Puerto Rico Highway 4413 (PR-4413) is a spur route located in Rincón. It extends from PR-413 to Domes Beach near Punta Higuero Light . [ 5 ] The entire route is located in Puntas , Rincón .
Puerto Rico Highway 177 (PR-177) is a main highway connecting the area of Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico to Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It passes through Guaynabo in the area known as Torrimar. It is divided in all of its length. In Bayamón, it ends in the intersection to Puerto Rico Highway 174 and Main Road, which connects to Puerto Rico Highway 2.
San Juan ( / ˌsænˈhwɑːn /, Spanish: [saŋ ˈxwan]; Spanish for "Saint John ") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 342,259.
The Cordillera Central ( English: Central Mountain Range), is the main mountain range in Puerto Rico. The range crosses the island from west to east and divides it into its northern and southern coastal plains. The Cordillera Central runs eastward from the municipality of Maricao in the west to Aibonito in the central eastern region, and on to ...
Puerto Rico Highway 301 (PR-301) is a main highway in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. It begins in PR-101, close to PR-100 (PR-100 makes a final intersection with PR-101 before ending in PR-301), and goes south all the way to Los Morrillos Light, where it ends. It is the main access to the lighthouse, the Cabo Rojo cliffs, and Playa Sucia.