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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Coordinates: 18°26′16″N 66°03′40″W / 18.4378565°N 66.0611900°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
External links
- Media related to Martín Peña (Hato Rey) at Wikimedia Commons
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