The Indio River ( es, Río Indio) is a river of
Vega Baja
Vega Baja (, ) is a town and municipality located on the coast of north central Puerto Rico. It is north of Morovis, east of Manatí, and west of Vega Alta. Vega Baja is spread over 13 barrios. The population of the municipality was 54,414 at ...
and
Morovis in
Puerto Rico
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. Indio River has
mogotes
Mogotes () is a town and municipality in the Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia.
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on either side. Indio River meets
Cibuco River. The river is quick to rise and causes flooding when there is heavy rain.
Paso del Indio
An important archeological site,
Paso del Indio, is located on the west bank of in Vega Baja. Discovered when a highway was being built, it contained artifacts and bones carbon dated to 2580 b.c.
Gallery
Río Indio, Morovis Norte, Morovis, Puerto Rico.jpg, Río Indio in Morovis Norte, near the "Red bridge" which was erected in 1913Quebrada Arenas
Quebrada Arenas is a Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrio in the municipality of Maunabo, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,667.
History
Cueva del Indio (Las Piedras), Cueva del Indio, a prehistoric rock art site which is now a public park, is ...
barrio
Río Indio, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico (2).jpg, Río Indio in Almirante Sur
Almirante Sur is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 3,115.
History
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 be ...
barrio
See also
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Paso del Indio Site: archeological site along the river
*
List of rivers of Puerto Rico
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Organizations
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References
External links
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)
Rivers of Puerto Rico
Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Morovis, Puerto Rico
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