Represa de Comerio P.R.

Represa de Comerio P.R.

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"Comerío is located in the central-eastern region of the island and is bordered by Naranjito and Bayamón to the north; Cidra and Barranquitas to the south; Aguas Buenas and Cidra to the east, and Barranquitas to the west. The elevation is 656 feet (200 meters) or more, including Mount La Tiza at 2,165 feet (360 meters); Mount Comerío at 1,880 feet (573 meters); Mount Magueyes at 1,870 feet (570 meters); Mount Lazo at 1,542 feet (470 meters), and Mount Viento Caliente at 2,132 feet (650 meters) above sea level. The town is irrigated by the La Plata River and its tributaries the Hondo and Arroyata rivers. The La Plata River runs through the center of town and has been very influential in the development of Comerío, so much so that Comerío is known as La Perla del Plata (the pearl of La Plata). There are two small dams on the river known as Comerío Uno and Comerío Dos, the first of which was built in 1908 for the purpose of supplying electric power to the San Juan metropolitan area. The original capacity of the reservoirs was 740,000 square meters (600 acres). Streams than run through Comerío include Convento, Piña, Quebrada Prieta, Cándida, Tigre, Naranjo, Ollas, and Jagüita brooks." --Description from Enciclopedia de Puerto Rico, Grupo Editorial EPRL, Enciclopedia de Puerto Rico, Comerio Municipality.

University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras Campus). School of Architecture Library.

2018-05-16

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