Martín Peña (Hato Rey)
Martín Peña is one of the 4 subbarrios of barrio Hato Rey Norte, in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.[2] The subbarrio has more than 2000 informal houses which get flooded with waters of the Martín Peña Channel.
Martín Peña | |
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Subbarrio | |
  Martín Peña | |
| Coordinates: 18°26′16″N 66°03′40″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Juan |
| Barrio | Hato Rey Norte |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4,677 |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
For 30 years the community of Martin Peña dealt with the dirty waters of the Martin Peña Channel[3] and in 2016 the area was still not safe from raw sewage.[4]
In 2017 the community celebrated some victories such as their Community Land Trust[5] but continued demanding the betterment of their community[6] stating 26,000 people were still affected.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martín Peña
- Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts
- "El Caño 3.7". El Caño (in Spanish).
- "Beyond debt default and Zika, Puerto Rico struggles as trash piles up". PBS NewsHour. 14 May 2016.
- Conway, Marian; McCambridge, Ruth (June 8, 2018). "The Function of Land Trusts in Puerto Rico's Future". nonprofit quarterly.
- "Caño Martín Peña Community Land Trust". World Habitat.
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