Cambalache Puerto Rico Map
Explore Cambalache, Puerto Rico, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Cambalache, Puerto Rico
How to Use This Cambalache, Puerto Rico Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cambalache, Puerto Rico. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Puerto Rico or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Cambalache.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Cambalache |
| State | Puerto Rico (PR) |
| County | Yauco County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) |
| Latitude | 18.024131 |
| Longitude | -66.82962 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 00729 |
| Area Code | 787, 939 |
About Cambalache, Puerto Rico
Cambalache is a locality in Yauco County, Puerto Rico, United States. Cambalache is located at 18.0241°N, 66.8296°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00729.Cambalache sits upon a landscape defined by the rugged, sun-bleached rise of the Montes de Barina, which loom with a stoic permanence just a mile to the north. It lies 1.5 miles east-southeast of Yauco, PR (from Yauco, PR: bearing 119°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-southeast of Sabana Grande. The terrain slopes downward toward the coastal plain, where the air grows heavy with the salt-tinged humidity drifting inland from the Puerto de Guayanilla. Nearby, the Río Yauco carves a persistent path through the earth, feeding the thirsty soil and providing a silver vein of movement that cuts through the stillness of the Quebrada Berrenchín. The light here has a sharp, clarifying quality, turning the afternoon shadows into long, violet bruises against the limestone-rich ground, while the distant horizon hints at the presence of Cayo Mata, suspended like a dark splinter in the shimmering blue.
Cambalache bears the quiet weight of a history rooted in the rhythmic cycles of the land, where the local economy has long shifted between the remnants of agrarian tradition and the modern pulse of regional labor. Residents often gather near the Parque Arturo Lluveras, a space that serves as the social anchor for those living in the shadow of the nearby Bosque Estatal de Guanica. While the allure of the Cobanas Trail calls to those seeking the solitude of the dry forests, the everyday life of the people remains tethered to the seasonal moods of the Río Yauco and the distant, cooling influence of Lago Garzas. There is a perceptible patience in the way the day unfolds, a lingering endurance that mirrors the island’s broader capacity to hold onto its own distinct, unhurried character amidst the encroaching tide of the twenty-first century.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Parque Arturo Lluveras (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 297° NW
- Plaza de Recreo de Yauco Fernando de Pacheco y Matos (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 301° NW
- Bosque Estatal de Guánica (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 245° SW
- Bosque Estatal de Guánica Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.9 mi, 196° S
- Forest Legacy Program acquisition - Finca Sucn. López (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 196° S
- Bosque Estatal de Susúa (State Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 301° NW
- Bosque Estatal de Monte Guilarte (State Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 011° N
- La Parguera Natural Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 10.5 mi, 239° SW
- Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.9 mi, 266° W · 540 acres
- Cavernas del Río Camuy (State Park) — 21.7 mi, 001° N
- Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.9 mi, 262° W · 5,583 acres
- El Yunque National Forest (National Forest) — 31.8 mi, 037° NE · 29k acres
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About This Cambalache Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cambalache, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.024131, -66.82962. 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 Cambalache includes the ZIP code (00729), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Yauco County, and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
