BARRANQUITAS

Barranquitas is a small mountain town located in the central region, north of Corozal and Naranjito; south of Coamo and Aibonito; east of Comerio; and west of Orocovis. Barranquitas is spread over 6 wards and Barranquitas Pueblo.

The town was founded in 1803 by Antonio Aponte Ramos. In the early 1900s, Barranquitas residents had a short, but legendary territory war with residents of the town of Comerío.