Vayas Puerto Rico Map

About Vayas, Puerto Rico

Vayas is a locality in Ponce County, Puerto Rico, United States. It is a small community with a population of 497. The population density is 721.3 people per km². Vayas is located at 18.0522°N, 66.5841°W. It observes the Atlantic Standard Time — no DST (America/Puerto_Rico) timezone. ZIP code: 00733.

Vayas reveals itself through the steady, rhythmic pulse of the Río Cerrillos, which carves a path through the landscape as if measuring the very slow passage of the day. It lies 3.5 miles northeast of Ponce, PR (from Ponce, PR: bearing 35°T), and is situated 3.8 miles west-northwest of Aguilita. The terrain here is defined by the deep, verdant incision of Quebrada Ausubo, where the earth drops away in sharp, humid creases that catch the afternoon heat. Looking toward the horizon, the jagged silhouette of the Cuchilla de Monte Llano rises against the sky, a constant, silent observer of the valleys below. The atmosphere carries the heavy, sweet scent of damp soil and sun-warmed brush, and even at a distance of six miles, the air retains a faint, salty salinity that drifts inland from the Caleta de Cabullones.

Vayas maintains a quiet, industrious character, anchored by the nearby presence of Parque Luis Antonio "Wito" Morales Crespo, a space that serves as a quiet lungs for the local inhabitants. The economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of the land, with the nearby Vereda Alcantarilla offering a passage for those who work the soil or seek the shade of the deeper inland reaches. History in Vayas is not written in grand monuments but in the persistent, daily labor of the people who navigate the slopes and the proximity to the distant shimmer of Cayo Desgraciado. Life moves with a deliberate, unforced cadence, shaped by the influence of the nearby highlands and the enduring, tropical sun that defines the cycle of growth and harvest.

About This Vayas Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vayas, Puerto Rico. Coordinates: 18.052186, -66.584062. 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 Vayas includes the ZIP code (00733), telephone area code (787, 939), county seat of Ponce 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.