Saliente River
| Saliente River | |
|---|---|
 Piedra Escrita, a boulder in the Saliente River in Jayuya, Puerto Rico | |
| Location | |
| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | Jayuya |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • elevation | 1427 ft |
| Mouth | |
• location | Jayuya, Puerto Rico |
The Saliente River is a river in Jayuya, Puerto Rico. Piedra Escrita is a large boulder in the river with petroglyphs from Taino.[1][2]
See also
- La Piedra Escrita: Rock art site in the river
- List of rivers of Puerto Rico
18°13′06″N 66°35′25″W / 18.2182896°N 66.5901729°W / 18.2182896; -66.5901729[3]
References
- ^ "From The Trenches - Off the Grid - La Piedra Escrita". archive.archaeology.org. Archived from the original on 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ "The Taína Route and Indigenous Culture in Puerto Rico". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Río Saliente
External links
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – Caribbean Region (1974)
- Rios de Puerto Rico