Maguayo Puerto Rico Map

About Maguayo, Puerto Rico

Maguayo is a locality in Lajas County, Puerto Rico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 856. The population density is 703.7 people per km². Maguayo is located at 18.0102°N, 67.0835°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00667.

Maguayo stretches across a landscape defined by the rugged, sun-bleached rise of the Sierra Bermeja, which looms only two miles to the south, casting long, sharp shadows across the dusty plains as the afternoon light wanes. It lies 9.4 miles south-southeast of Hormigueros, PR (from Hormigueros, PR: bearing 162°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west-southwest of Sabana Grande. The terrain tilts gently toward the distant, shimmering expanse of Caleta Parguera, a mere three miles away, where the saline breeze softens the heat of the scrubland. Between the low-lying slopes and the coast, the earth follows the natural drainage of the Quebrada Margara, a basin that holds the memory of seasonal rains in its thirsty soil. Within the immediate boundaries of the land, the Unknown Local Park serves as a silent, central anchor for the neighborhood, its open grass catching the golden, heavy amber of the dusk.

Maguayo maintains a quiet, enduring rhythm shaped by the land’s history and the modest pulse of its local economy, which remains tethered to the agricultural traditions of the surrounding region. While the larger influence of the Bosque Estatal de Boquerón lies five miles off, the character of the place is built upon the persistent, daily labor of those who work the fields and manage the small-scale trade that sustains the residents. Life here flows with a deliberate pace, far removed from the crowded centers of the island, yet connected to the wider world by the same shifting, oceanic humidity that drifts inland toward the banks of the Río Viejo. The people share a sense of belonging that is both deeply local and expansive, acknowledging the distant, shimmering presence of Cayo Bayo as a constant, quiet landmark on the horizon.

About This Maguayo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maguayo, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.010242, -67.083512. 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 Maguayo includes the ZIP code (00667), 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.