Caguas Valley | |
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![]() View of the Caguas Valley from Cerro Las Piñas | |
Floor elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
Naming | |
Native name | Valle de Caguas, Valle del Turabo (Spanish) |
Geography | |
Location | Caguas, Gurabo, Juncos |
Coordinates | 18°13′53″N 66°2′22″W / 18.23139°N 66.03944°W |
Traversed by | PR-1, PR-30, PR-52, PR-156, PR-183 |
Rivers | Loíza River, Bairoa River, Cagüitas River, Gurabo River, Turabo River |
The Caguas Valley (Spanish: Valle de Caguas), or the Caguas-Juncos Valley,[1] and popularly referred to as the Turabo Valley (Valle del Turabo), is a large valley lying between two mountain subranges of the Cordillera Central, Sierra de Cayey and Sierra de Luquillo, in the eastern region of the main island of Puerto Rico.[2] From west to east, the valley is concentrated in the municipalities of Caguas, Gurabo, San Lorenzo, Juncos, Las Piedras, and Humacao.