Geography
El Cinco is surrounded by seven barrios: Gobernador Piñero, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gobernador Piñero, Monacillo Urbano, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monacillo Urbano, Monacillo, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monacillo, Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Cupey, Sabana Llana Sur, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sabana Llana Sur, Pueblo, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (pueblo) and Hato Rey Sur, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Hato Rey Sur.Landmarks and historic sites
This barrio is home to numerous sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places, US National Register of Historic Places. The historic Old Piedras River Aqueduct, Río Piedras Aqueduct, also known as the San Juan Historic Aqueduct, is an old aqueduct and water filtration plant that dates from 1846. The site has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 2007. Other historic sites located in El Cinco are the Río Piedras Bridge, shared with Hato Rey Sur and dating from 1853, the Rum Pilot Plant located University of Puerto Rico Experimental Agricultural Station, and the San Juan Botanical Garden is located nearby too.Transportation
The area is served by the ''Tren Urbano'' Rapid transit, metro system with the elevated Cupey (Tren Urbano station), Cupey station located on the intersection of highways Puerto Rico Highway 1, PR-1 and Puerto Rico Highway 176, PR-176 in El Cinco. Despite the name of the station, it is not located in the barrio of Cupey, although it is indeed located nearby.Gallery
See also
* List of communities in Puerto RicoReferences
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