Santa María Puerto Rico Map

About Santa María, Puerto Rico

Santa María is a locality in Vieques County, Puerto Rico, United States. Santa María is located at 18.1293°N, 65.4647°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone.

Santa María occupies a landscape where the earth rises in quiet, unassuming swells toward the peak of Cerro Martineau, just a mile from the reach of the tides. It lies 18.3 miles southeast of Fajardo, PR (from Fajardo, PR: bearing 138°T), and is situated 1.8 miles southwest of Vieques. The air here holds a consistent, humid weight, carrying the salt-tinged breath of the Puerto de Vieques toward the interior, where the land dips into the shaded depression of Quebrada Cofi. At dusk, the light softens into a bruised violet, casting long, lean shadows across the coastal scrub and the rugged paths that lead toward the protected waters of the Bahías Bioluminiscentes de Vieques Natural Reserve. Far to the south, the silhouette of Cayo de Tierra breaks the horizon, a dark anchor in the expanse of blue that defines the edge of the world for those who dwell upon these shores.

Santa María maintains a pace dictated by the seasonal shifts of the tropical climate, a rhythm far removed from the frantic pulse of the northern mainland. The local economy persists in a state of quiet resilience, tethered to the sea and the small-scale cultivation that has sustained families for generations, even as the distant waters of the Río Demajagua flow toward the sea far to the west. History here is felt in the texture of the soil and the endurance of the architecture, which stands as a silent witness to the island’s long, complex heritage of trade and transition. Life in Santa María is defined by this persistent sense of being at once anchored to the soil and perpetually oriented toward the expansive, shimmering uncertainty of the open water.

About This Santa María Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Santa María, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.129314, -65.464737. 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 Santa María includes the ZIP code, telephone area code, county seat of Vieques 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.