La Montaña
La Montaña is the central, mountainous region of Puerto Rico. The Cordillera Central, the main mountain range in Puerto Rico, crosses the island from west to east through the region and divides the island into northern and southern coastal plains.Photo: The Eloquent Peasant, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popular Destinations
Caguas
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Caguas, located in the Caguas Valley, is the largest city in the mountainous region of Puerto Rico with a population of 127,000 in 2020.
Adjuntas
Adjuntas is a municipality and small mountain town located in the Cordillera Central region of Puerto Rico.Aguas Buenas
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Aguas Buenas is a peaceful mountain town and municipality of Puerto Rico, in the Cordillera Central immediately to the west of Caguas.
Destinations
Utuado
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Utuado is a historic mountain town and municipality of Puerto Rico located along the island's mountainous Cordillera Central region.
Lares
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Lares is a municipality and town of Puerto Rico located in the western mountainous Cordillera Central region of the island.
Gurabo
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Gurabo is a municipality and town of Puerto Rico located in the eastern mountainous region of the island.
Cayey
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Cayey, officially Cayey de Muesas, is a college town and municipality of central Puerto Rico.
Aibonito
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Aibonito is a small mountain town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Cordillera Central, the central mountain range of the island.
Naranjito
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Naranjito is a small town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the island's Cordillera Central region.
Cidra
Cidra is a small town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central highlands along the Cordillera Central, the central mountain range of the island.San Lorenzo
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San Lorenzo is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in a small valley on the Cordillera Central region.
Maricao
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Maricao is a small mountain town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the western portion of the Cordillera Central region.
Barranquitas
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Barranquitas is a small mountain town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the Cordillera Central, the central mountain range of the island.
Orocovis
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Orocovis is a mountain town and municipality of Puerto Rico along the island's Cordillera Central region.
Morovis
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Morovis is a municipality and mountain town of Puerto Rico located on the island's Cordillera Central region.
Jayuya
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Jayuya is a mountain town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Cordillera Central mountainous region.
Ciales
Ciales is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico in the interior mountainous region of the island, in the transition zone between the Northern Karst and the Cordillera Central mountain range.Las Marías
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Las Marías, which means The Marias in English, is a small town in the western portion of Puerto Rico's Cordillera Central region.
Comerío
Comerío is a mountain town and municipality of Puerto Rico in the center-eastern region of the Cordillera Central.La Montaña
- Type: region
- Description: central, mountainous region of Puerto Rico
- Location: Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude of centre
18.242° or 18° 14' 31" northLongitude of centre
-66.437° or 66° 26' 13" westWikidata ID
Q14221761La Montaña Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 波多黎各山区
- Spanish: La Montaña
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page La Montaña. Photo: The Eloquent Peasant, CC BY-SA 4.0.