Quebrada Vueltas
Barrio of Fajardo, Puerto Rico
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Quebrada Vueltas is a barrio in the municipality of Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,665.[3][4][5]
Quebrada Vueltas | |
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Barrio | |
Entrance to Quebrada Vueltas | |
 Location of Quebrada Vueltas within the municipality of Fajardo shown in red | |
  Quebrada Vueltas Location of Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°18′09″N 65°38′12″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  Fajardo |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.23 sq mi (16.1 km2) |
| • Land | 5.56 sq mi (14.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.67 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,665 |
| • Density | 661.6/sq mi (255.4/km2) |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| ZIP Code | 00738 |
History
Quebrada Vueltas was in Spain's gazetteers[6] 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 Quebrada Vueltas and Florencio barrios was 1,289.[7]
Sites
Montesol Shopping Center is in Quebrada Vueltas.[13]
Gallery
View of Melones Beach in Culebra from Quebrada Vueltas
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