Cacao Puerto Rico Map

About Cacao, Puerto Rico

Cacao is a locality in Quebradillas County, Puerto Rico, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,254. The population density is 520.9 people per km². Cacao is located at 18.1150°N, 66.3446°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00679.

Cacao holds the quiet, humid weight of the tropics within its verdant borders, where the air clings to the skin with the soft persistence of a damp wool blanket. It lies 7.2 miles southeast of Isabela, PR (from Isabela, PR: bearing 128°T), and is situated 2.6 miles south of Quebradillas. The land here rises and falls with a rhythmic grace, caught between the rugged, shadowed slopes of the Moñtanas Aymamón and the deeper, greener reaches of the Bosque Estatal de Guajataca. A mile to the east, the Río Guajataca carves a narrow, persistent path through the limestone, its waters feeding the nearby Lago de Guajataco and sustaining the life that clings to the limestone karst. As the sun dips toward the horizon, the light turns a bruised, honeyed gold, casting long shadows across the uneven terrain and highlighting the crags of the Quebrada Columbiana that mark the earth two miles away.

Cacao serves as a testament to the persistent agricultural spirit of the region, where the soil has long supported small-scale cultivation and the rhythms of rural life. Residents here maintain a deep familiarity with the land, often traversing the nearby Vereda de las Cotorras to glimpse the wild, avian life that thrives in the Bosque Estatal de Guajataca. Though the distant salt of the Bahía de Aguadilla can sometimes be sensed on the heavy breeze, the economy remains tethered to the interior, far from the tourist-heavy shores of the Peñon de Afuera. Daily life in Cacao moves with a deliberate, unforced tempo, defined by the seasonal rains and the quiet dignity of those who work the land, ensuring that the legacy of this place remains as steady as the flow of the river itself.

About This Cacao Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cacao, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.11496, -66.344614. 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 Cacao includes the ZIP code (00679), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Quebradillas 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.