Martín Peña is one of the 4 subbarrios of

barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...

Hato Rey Norte Hato Rey Norte is one of the 18 barrios of the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Hato Rey Norte was part of the former municipality of Rio Piedras, before it was merged with the municipality of San Juan in 1951. It is bounded by Hato Rey C ...

, in the municipality of

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.Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts
/ref> The subbarrio has more than 2000 informal houses which get flooded with waters of the

Martín Peña Channel The Martín Peña Channel (Spanish: ''Caño de Martín Peña'') is a body of water in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The similarly named Martín Peña is a neighbourhood, with informal housing, adjacent to the channel. The channel runs from San Juan B ...

. For 30 years the community of Martin Peña dealt with the dirty waters of the Martin Peña Channel and in 2016 the area was still not safe from raw sewage. In 2017 the community celebrated some victories such as their

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but continued demanding the betterment of their community stating 26,000 people were still affected.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin Pena (Hato Rey) Hato Rey, Puerto Rico Municipality of San Juan