La Parguera Puerto Rico Map

About La Parguera, Puerto Rico

La Parguera is a locality in Lajas County, Puerto Rico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 889. The population density is 1198.6 people per km². La Parguera is located at 17.9750°N, 67.0466°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone.

La Parguera defines the edge where the terrestrial world surrenders to the Caribbean, its coastline a jagged mosaic of mangrove keys and salt-bleached docks. It lies 12.6 miles south-southeast of Hormigueros, PR (from Hormigueros, PR: bearing 155°T), and is situated 9.1 miles southwest of Sabana Grande. Beyond the immediate shimmer of the water, the horizon is anchored by the rugged, sun-baked silhouette of the Sierra Bermeja, which watches over the basin of Salinas Fortuna like a silent, tectonic guardian. The landscape is defined by the proximity of La Parguera Natural Reserve, a marine sanctuary that protects the delicate, submerged architecture of coral reefs and seagrass meadows. Nearby, the terrestrial terrain shifts toward the dry, scrubby woodlands characteristic of the Bosque Estatal de Boquerón, while the air remains heavy with the scent of brine and the rhythmic, saline pulse of the tides.

Fishing has long served as the silent pulse of the local economy, though the gentle commerce of tourism now shapes the daily movement of boats through the channels surrounding Isla Magueyes. Life in La Parguera moves in sync with the luminescence of the water, a biological curiosity that draws travelers to witness the night-time glow of the nearby Caleta Parguera. While the distant, freshwater stillness of the Represa de San Germán remains far inland, the local character is entirely maritime, shaped by the persistent flow of the Río Viejo as it carries the island’s interior runoff toward the sea. The people here possess a quiet resilience, living in a space that feels suspended between the demands of the modern world and the ancient, unchanging cycles of the tides.

About This La Parguera Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of La Parguera, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 17.974965, -67.046566. 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 La Parguera includes the ZIP code, telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Lajas 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.