Cacao Puerto Rico Map

About Cacao, Puerto Rico

Cacao is a locality in Coamo County, Puerto Rico, United States. Cacao is located at 18.1150°N, 66.3446°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone.

Cacao unfurls across the verdant folds of Puerto Rico's interior, a landscape where emerald hills cradle valleys kissed by the humid breath of the tropics. It lies 19.1 miles east-north-east of Ponce, PR (from Ponce, PR: bearing 68°T), and is situated 2.6 miles north-north-east of Coamo. The terrain here is a study in patient erosion, its contours softened by centuries of rainfall, giving way to fertile plains that promise sustenance. Sunlight, when it breaches the canopy of broad-leafed trees, falls in shifting mosaics upon the rich, dark earth, illuminating the very essence of a land that thrives on water and warmth. The air itself seems to hum with a quiet vitality, thick with the scent of damp soil and the unseen blossoms of the surrounding flora. The story of Cacao is inextricably linked to the bounty of the land, a narrative woven from threads of agricultural endeavor and enduring spirit. For generations, this locality has been a heartland for the cultivation of its namesake, the precious cacao bean, its rich chocolate promising a taste of sunshine and earth. The local economy, though diversified, still echoes with the rhythms of the harvest, the careful tending of groves that have sustained families through changing times. Beyond the fields, the waters that thread through the region, born of the higher elevations, whisper tales of ancient pathways and the steady pulse of life that has always found its way here, nurturing the roots of Cacao.

About This Cacao Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cacao, Puerto Rico — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 18.11496, -66.344614. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cacao and Coamo County.

Detailed location data for Cacao includes the ZIP code (00679), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Coamo County, and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cacao is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.