Caguas Valley

Caguas Valley
View of the Caguas Valley from Cerro Las Piñas
Floor elevation75 ft (23 m)
Naming
Native nameValle de Caguas, Valle del Turabo (Spanish)
Geography
LocationCaguas, Gurabo, Juncos
Coordinates18°13′53″N 66°2′22″W / 18.23139°N 66.03944°W / 18.23139; -66.03944
Traversed byPR-1, PR-30, PR-52, PR-156, PR-183
RiversLoíza River, Bairoa River, Cagüitas River, Gurabo River, Turabo River

The Caguas Valley (Spanish: Valle de Caguas), or the Caguas-Juncos Valley,[1] and popularly referred to as the Turabo Valley (Valle del Turabo), is a large valley lying between two mountain subranges of the Cordillera Central, Sierra de Cayey and Sierra de Luquillo, in the eastern region of the main island of Puerto Rico.[2] From west to east, the valley is concentrated in the municipalities of Caguas, Gurabo, San Lorenzo, Juncos, Las Piedras, and Humacao.

Topographical map of Puerto Rico showing the Caguas Valley separating Sierra de Cayey from Sierra de Luquillo in the east
  1. ^ "Caguas-Juncos". www.recursosaguapuertorico.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  2. ^ Administración Municipal de Caguas, Administración Municipal de Caguas. "Caguas Informa a su Gente: La Geografía y los Sistemas de Información Geográfica" (PDF). caguas.gov.pr. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-11.