Bajadero Puerto Rico Map

About Bajadero, Puerto Rico

Bajadero is a locality in Arecibo County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,814. The population density is 697.5 people per km². Bajadero is located at 18.4266°N, 66.6832°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 68323.

Bajadero reveals itself through the steady, insistent presence of the Río Grande de Arecibo, which carves a path of fertile sediment through the terrain before winding toward the distant horizon. It lies 3.8 miles southeast of Arecibo, PR (from Arecibo, PR: bearing 146°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-northwest of Florida. The landscape here is defined by a low, humid gravity, where the air holds the scent of damp earth and the heavy, sweet decay of tropical vegetation. To the south, the profile of El Alto emerges as a jagged silhouette against the sky, grounding the view while the ground itself slopes toward the open expanse of Puerto Arecibo. Nearby, the limestone depressions of Quebrada La Regadera create small, sheltered pockets of shade, and the proximity to the coast ensures that the wind arriving from the north carries a fine, salt-rimed haze that softens the edges of the afternoon light.

Agriculture and the slow, deliberate rhythms of regional trade have long dictated the pace of life in Bajadero, leaving behind a legacy of quiet industry that persists beneath the modern veneer. The presence of the Cambalache State Forest to the east offers a dense, protective canopy of green, while the modest grounds of Parque Hato Viejo serve as a central gathering point where the local character is most visible in the unhurried exchanges of the residents. While the shimmering form of Roca Cocinera remains a distant sentinel offshore, the inhabitants focus their attention on the immediate harvest and the maintenance of their small, sun-bleached properties. Life in Bajadero maintains a particular, persistent independence, anchored by the river’s flow and a deep-seated connection to the land that remains indifferent to the passing of the seasons.

About This Bajadero Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bajadero, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.426613, -66.68323. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bajadero includes the ZIP code (68323), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Arecibo County, and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.