Maricao Puerto Rico Map

About Maricao, Puerto Rico

Maricao is a locality in Maricao County, Puerto Rico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 826. The population density is 191.8 people per km². Maricao is located at 18.1808°N, 66.9799°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 18079.

Maricao emerges from the verdant, steep-walled folds of the central mountains where the Río Maricao carves a restless, winding path through the limestone basin. It lies 10.1 miles east-northeast of Hormigueros, PR (from Hormigueros, PR: bearing 74°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north of Sabana Grande. The air here holds a permanent, cool dampness, rising from the dense canopy of the Bosque Estatal de Maricao just a few miles away and clinging to the sharp, ridged spine of the Cuchillas Aceitunas. Sunlight does not hit the ground so much as it filters through layers of heavy, emerald foliage, illuminating the mist that rises from the Quebrada Matadero to soften the harsh edges of the terrain. Even the local basketball court, a singular level expanse of concrete, feels like a deliberate clearing against the relentless incline of the earth.

Maricao maintains a quiet, deliberate pace that mirrors the cultivation of its historic coffee plantations, an economy built on the slow maturation of beans in the high-altitude shade. The heritage of these hills is inscribed in the deep, clay-rich soil and the persistence of the families who have long tended to the mountain slopes. Travelers often find their way here to traverse the Vereda Descanso, a trail that demands a steady, quiet footfall as it winds through the interior. Life in Maricao remains tethered to the rhythms of the harvest and the seasonal shifts in the cloud cover, far removed from the low-lying plains or the distant waters of the Represa de San Germán.

About This Maricao Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maricao, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.18079, -66.9799. 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 Maricao includes the ZIP code (18079), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Maricao 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.