The Ruta Panorámica (Scenic Route), officially the Ruta Panorámica Luis Muñoz Marín (Luis Muñoz Marín Scenic Route), is a 167-mile (269 km) network of some 40 secondary roads which traverse the island of Puerto Rico from west to east along its Cordillera Central (Central Mountain Range).[2][3] Most of the route consists of three roads, PR-105, PR-143, and PR-182.[4][5] The route starts in Mayagüez and ends in Maunabo. The first major segment of the route runs from Mayagüez to Maricao as Route 105, then from Adjuntas to Aibonito as Route 143, and then follows Route 182 toward Maunabo.[4]
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by Puerto Rico DTPW | |
| Length | 266 km[1] (165 mi) |
| Existed | 1970s–present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Calle Tamarindo in Mayagüez barrio-pueblo |
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| East end |  PR-3 in Talante–Maunabo barrio-pueblo–Quebrada Arenas |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Puerto Rico |
| Municipalities | Mayagüez, Las Marías, Maricao, San Germán, Sabana Grande, Yauco, Lares, Adjuntas, Utuado, Ponce, Jayuya, Juana Díaz, Orocovis, Villalba, Coamo, Barranquitas, Aibonito, Cayey, Guayama, Patillas, San Lorenzo, Yabucoa, Maunabo |
| Highway system | |
Route description
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As the Route is a two-way road, it can be traveled starting at either its western or its eastern termini. To travel the Route in a westerly direction (i.e., from Maunabo to Mayagüez), the course of the road is reversed from what is given here. Starting from Mayagüez and ending in Maunabo, as of August 2010, the course of the Route is as follows:[6][7]
PR-105 Municipality of Mayagüez (Eastbound)
PR-339 Municipality of Mayagüez (Eastbound)
PR-119 Municipality of Mayagüez (Northbound)
PR-106 Municipality of Mayagüez (Eastbound)
PR-106 Municipality of Las Marias (Eastbound)
PR-120 Municipality of Las Marias (Southbound)
PR-120 Municipality of Maricao (Southbound)
PR-120 Municipalities of Maricao and San Germán (Eastbound)[a]
PR-120 Municipalities of Maricao and Sabana Grande (Eastbound)[a]
- Landmark: Maricao State Forest, site of Monte del Estado
PR-366 Municipalities of Maricao and Sabana Grande (Eastbound)[a]
PR-365 Municipalities of Maricao and Yauco (Eastbound)[a]
PR-105 Municipalities of Maricao and Yauco (Eastbound)[a]
PR-128 Municipality of Maricao (Northbound)
PR-128 Municipality of Lares (Northbound)
PR-135 Municipality of Lares (Eastbound)
PR-135 Municipality of Adjuntas (Eastbound)
- Landmark: Lago Guayo[8]
PR-525 Municipality of Adjuntas (Eastbound)
PR-518 Municipality of Adjuntas (Eastbound)
- Landmark: Lago Garzas[9]
PR-123 Municipality of Adjuntas (Southbound)
PR-143 Municipality of Adjuntas (Eastbound)
PR-143 Municipality of Ponce (Eastbound)
- Landmark: Toro Negro State Forest
PR-143 Municipality of Jayuya (Eastbound)
PR-143 Municipality of Ponce (Eastbound)
PR-143 Municipality of Villalba (Eastbound)
- Landmark: Salto de Doña Juana Waterfall (2 miles)
- Landmark: Villalba Overlook
PR-143 Municipality of Orocovis (Eastbound)
PR-143 Municipality of Coamo (Eastbound)
PR-143 Municipality of Barranquitas (Eastbound)
PR-723 Municipality of Barranquitas (Southbound)
PR-7718 Municipality of Aibonito (Eastbound)
- Landmark: Piedra Degetau Overlook
PR-7722 Municipality of Cayey (Eastbound)
PR-1 Municipality of Cayey (Eastbound)
PR-715 Municipality of Cayey (Southbound)
PR-7737 Municipality of Cayey (Eastbound)
PR-741 Municipality of Cayey (Eastbound)
PR-7741 Municipality of Cayey (Eastbound)
PR-742 Municipality of Cayey (Eastbound)
PR-179 Municipality of Cayey (Northbound)
PR-184 Municipality of Cayey (Southbound)
- Landmark: Carite State Forest, Guavate
PR-7740 Municipalities of San Lorenzo and Patillas (Eastbound)[a]
PR-181 Municipality of San Lorenzo (Southbound)
PR-182 Municipality of Yabucoa (Eastbound)
PR-901 Municipality of Yabucoa (Eastbound)
PR-3 Municipality of Yabucoa (Southbound)
PR-3 Municipality of Maunabo (Southbound)
History
editEarly in the 1970s, the Autoridad de Carreteras de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Roads Authority) developed a 220-kilometer (140 mi) route along the Cordillera Central. The route was finished in 1974. According to the original plans, the route started at Cerro Las Mesas in Mayagüez, ran along the full length of the central mountains, including along parts of the length of the Sierra de Cayey to end at Cuchilla de Pandura, in Yabucoa. The development of the route included the building of overlooks, rest areas, and recreational facilities at a cost of $4 million. In 1975, it was estimated that the cost of the necessary facilities to complete the Route - but excluding roads already built - amounted to $20 million.[10] National Geographic has called the route "an assemblage of 40-plus roads that cuts through the island's lush Cordillera Central."[11][12]
Major intersections
editNote: kilometer markers represent the distance along the numbered highways rather than the Ruta Panorámica.
| Municipality | Location | km[13][14] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayagüez | Mayagüez barrio-pueblo | 0.0 | 0.0 | PR-Calle Tamarindo – Mayagüez | Western terminus of the Ruta Panorámica | |||
| Limón | 9.6 0.0 | 6.0 0.0 |   PR-339 east (Ruta Panorámica) – Limón | Eastern terminus through PR-105; western terminus through PR-339 | ||||
| Montoso | 5.0 61.4 | 3.1 38.2 |  PR-119 – Las Marías, Maricao, San Germán | Eastern terminus through PR-339; southern terminus through PR-119 | ||||
| Naranjales | 59.9 13.7 | 37.2 8.5 |   PR-106 west – Mayagüez | Western terminus of PR-106 concurrency; western terminus through PR-106 | ||||
| Mayagüez–Las Marías municipal line | Montoso–Naranjales line | 14.3 | 8.9 |  PR-119 – Las Marías | Eastern terminus of PR-119 concurrency; northern terminus through PR-119 | |||
| Las Marías | Naranjales–Maravilla Sur line | 18.9 26.9 | 11.7 16.7 |  PR-120 – Las Marías, Maricao | Eastern terminus through PR-106; northern terminus through PR-120 | |||
| Maricao | Maricao barrio-pueblo | 20.2 24.7 | 12.6 15.3 |  PR-105 east (Calle Primero de Abril) – Lares, Yauco | Eastern terminus of PR-105 concurrency | |||
| See PR-105 | ||||||||
| Maricao Afuera | 23.1 20.1 | 14.4 12.5 |  PR-105 – Mayagüez | Western terminus of PR-105 concurrency | ||||
| San Germán |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Sabana Grande | Santana–Tabonuco line | 11.0 0.0 | 6.8 0.0 |  PR-366 (Ruta Panorámica) – Indiera Fría | Southern terminus through PR-120; western terminus through PR-366 | |||
| Maricao–Sabana Grande municipal line | Indiera Fría–Tabonuco line | 4.4 5.2 | 2.7 3.2 |  PR-365 (Ruta Panorámica) – Indiera Baja | Eastern terminus through PR-366; western terminus through PR-365 | |||
| Yauco–Maricao municipal line | Rubias–Indiera Baja– Indiera Alta tripoint | 0.0 42.7 | 0.0 26.5 | PR-105 – Maricao, Yauco, Lares | Eastern terminus through PR-365; western terminus through PR-105 | |||
| Maricao | Indiera Alta | 43.4 25.7 | 27.0 16.0 |  PR-128 – Yauco, Lares | Eastern terminus through PR-105; southern terminus through PR-128 | |||
| See PR-128 | ||||||||
| Lares | Bartolo | 37.9 0.0 | 23.5 0.0 |  PR-135 (Ruta Panorámica) – Adjuntas | Northern terminus through PR-128; western terminus through PR-135 | |||
| See PR-135 | ||||||||
| Adjuntas | Guayo | 8.6 0.0 | 5.3 0.0 |  PR-525 (Ruta Panorámica) – Limaní | Eastern terminus through PR-135; western terminus through PR-525 | |||
| Guilarte | 5.8 4.1 | 3.6 2.5 |  PR-131 – Guilarte | Western terminus through PR-525; northern terminus through PR-131 | ||||
| 7.9 12.1 | 4.9 7.5 |  PR-518 (Ruta Panorámica) – Adjuntas | Southern terminus through PR-131; western terminus through PR-518 | |||||
| See PR-518 | ||||||||
| Adjuntas barrio-pueblo | 0.0 34.3 | 0.0 21.3 |  PR-123 – Adjuntas, Ponce | Eastern terminus through PR-518; northern terminus through PR-123 | ||||
| Saltillo | 30.6 0.0 | 19.0 0.0 |  PR-143 (Ruta Panorámica) – Barranquitas | Southern terminus through PR-123; western terminus through PR-143 | ||||
| See PR-143 | ||||||||
| Barranquitas–Coamo municipal line | Helechal–Hayales line | 54.1 9.6 | 33.6 6.0 |  PR-723 (Ruta Panorámica) – Aibonito, Pulguillas | Eastern terminus through PR-143; northern terminus through PR-723 | |||
| Aibonito | Asomante–Pasto line | 0.0 45.9 | 0.0 28.5 |  PR-14 (Carretera Central) – Aibonito, Coamo | Western terminus of the Carretera Central concurrency; southern terminus through PR-723; western terminus through PR-14; the Carretera Central continues toward Coamo | |||
| 46.8 3.5 | 29.1 2.2 |  PR-7718 east (Paseo Don Julio Francisco "Paco" Santos Vázquez) – Aibonito | Eastern terminus of the Carretera Central conrurrency; eastern terminus through PR-14; western terminus through PR-7718; the Carretera Central continues toward Cayey | |||||
| Pasto–Robles line | 0.0 0.0 | 0.0 0.0 |   PR-162 / PR-722 east (Ruta Panorámica) – Aibonito, Salinas, Cayey | Eastern terminus through PR-7718; western terminus through PR-722 | ||||
| Robles | 2.7 6.3 | 1.7 3.9 |  PR-7722 east (Ruta Panorámica) – Cayey, Salinas | Eastern terminus through PR-722; western terminus through PR-7722 | ||||
| Cayey | Pasto Viejo–Pedro Ávila line | 0.0 66.0 | 0.0 41.0 |  PR-1 – Cayey, Salinas | Eastern terminus through PR-7722; western terminus through PR-1 | |||
| Sumido–Matón Arriba line | 61.1 0.0 | 38.0 0.0 |  PR-715 (Ruta Panorámica) – Cercadillo | Eastern terminus through PR-1; northern terminus through PR-715 | ||||
| Sumido | 2.2 3.4 | 1.4 2.1 |  PR-7737 (Ruta Panorámica) – Cayey, Guayama | Southern terminus through PR-715; western terminus through PR-7737 | ||||
| Culebras Bajo | 0.0 20.0 | 0.0 12.4 |  PR-15 – Cayey, Guayama | Eastern terminus through PR-7737; northern terminus through PR-15 | ||||
| Jájome Alto–Culebras Bajo line | 18.5 0.0 | 11.5 0.0 |  PR-741 (Ruta Panorámica) – Culebras Alto | Southern terminus through PR-15; western terminus through PR-741 | ||||
| Culebras Alto | 1.8 6.9 | 1.1 4.3 |  PR-7741 (Ruta Panorámica) – Carite | Eastern terminus through PR-741; western terminus through PR-7741 | ||||
| Guayama | Carite | 0.0 0.6 | 0.0 0.37 |  PR-742 – Carite | Eastern terminus through PR-7741; northern terminus through PR-742 | |||
| 0.0 9.8 | 0.0 6.1 |  PR-179 – Guayama, Cayey | Southern terminus through PR-742; southern terminus through PR-179 | |||||
| Cayey | Guavate | 20.2 24.2 | 12.6 15.0 |  PR-184 – Cayey, Patillas | Northern terminus through PR-179; northern terminus through PR-184 | |||
| Patillas | Muñoz Rivera | 19.3 7.7 | 12.0 4.8 |  PR-7740 (Ruta Panorámica) – San Lorenzo | Southern terminus through PR-184; western terminus through PR-7740 | |||
| San Lorenzo | Espino | 0.0 20.6 | 0.0 12.8 |  PR-181 – San Lorenzo, Patillas | Eastern terminus through PR-7740; northern terminus through PR-181 | |||
| Yabucoa | Guayabota | 15.1 15.9 | 9.4 9.9 |  PR-182 (Ruta Panorámica) – Yabucoa | Southern terminus through PR-181; western terminus through PR-182 | |||
| See PR-182 | ||||||||
| Juan Martín | 0.0 99.0 | 0.0 61.5 | PR-3 – Maunabo, Humacao | Eastern terminus through PR-182; northern terminus through PR-3 | ||||
| Maunabo | Talante–Maunabo barrio-pueblo– Quebrada Arenas tripoint | 106.9 0.6 | 66.4 0.37 |  PR-939 – Quebrada Arenas | Southern terminus through PR-3; northern terminus through PR-939 | |||
| Maunabo barrio-pueblo–Quebrada Arenas– Emajagua tripoint | 0.0 0.6 | 0.0 0.37 |  PR-760 (Avenida John F. Kennedy) – Patillas, Yabucoa | Southern terminus through PR-939; western terminus through PR-760 | ||||
| Emajagua | 1.5 15.1 | 0.93 9.4 |   PR-901 north (Carretera Ernesto Carrasquillo) – Yabucoa | Eastern terminus through PR-760; southern terminus through PR-901 | ||||
| See PR-901 | ||||||||
| Yabucoa | Yabucoa barrio-pueblo | 0.0 | 0.0 |   PR-9910 (Calle Cristóbal Colón) to PR-182 – Yabucoa | Eastern terminus of the Ruta Panorámica | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority. "Plan de Manejo de la Ruta Panorámica" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Josh Eells. "Road Trip: La Ruta Panorámica." Budget Travel. Dec 2011/Jan 2012. Page 27.
- ^ Tourist Routes: Panoramic Route. Puerto Rico Boriken. By Hector F. Davila. Retrieved 27 November 2009
- ^ a b Mapa Informativo de Puerto Rico Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ Maps: Road Map. Caribbean Business. Archived 18 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 November 2009
- ^ Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación. Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas. Prepared by MetroData, Inc. San Juan, Puerto Rico. August 2010.
- ^ "Plan a Trip Along la Ruta Panorámica". Discover Puerto Rico. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Lago Guayo". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Lago Garzas". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Original length and completion year. Originally published by Primera Hora on March 13, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ National Geographic.
- ^ "Cerro Las Mesas". Para la Naturaleza. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Ruta Panorámica west" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Ruta Panorámica east" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
External links
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