Puerto Nuevo, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Puerto Nuevo is a barrio in the municipality of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,908.History
The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Puerto Nuevo barrio was 706.Puerto Nuevo Beach
The Puerto Nuevo Beach has received Blue Flag beach ratings two years in a row, as of 2019, for being a high quality beach. In the high season the beach receives up to 15,000 visitors.Gallery
