Indiera Fría
Barrio of Maricao, Puerto Rico
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Indiera Fría is a barrio in the municipality of Maricao, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 449.[3][4][5]
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Indiera Fría | |
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Barrio | |
Waterfall in Indiera Fría | |
 Location of Indiera Fría within the municipality of Maricao shown in red | |
  Indiera Fría Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°09′40″N 66°56′51″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Maricao |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.84 sq mi (15.1 km2) |
| • Land | 5.84 sq mi (15.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,663 ft (507 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 449 |
| • Density | 76.9/sq mi (29.7/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
History
Indiera Fría is one of the three Indieras de Maricao, the other two being Indiera Baja and Indiera Alta. Difficult to access, this geographic area served as a refuge for Taínos fleeing Spanish and other European colonizers, who began colonizing Puerto Rico in the 15th century.[6]
Indiera Fría was in Spain's gazetteers[7] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Indiera Fria barrio was 1,165.[8]
Gallery
Salto Curet in Indiera Fría in Maricao
Waterfall in Indiera Fría
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