Indiera Fría facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Indiera Fría
Barrio
Waterfall in Indiera Fría
Location of Indiera Fría within the municipality of Maricao shown in red
Indiera Fría Location in Caribbean
Commonwealth	Puerto Rico
Municipality	Maricao
Area
• Total	5.84 sq mi (15.1 km2)
• Land	5.84 sq mi (15.1 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,663 ft (507 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	449
• Density	76.9/sq mi (29.7/km2)
	Source: 2010 Census
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)

Indiera Fría is a small community, also called a barrio, located in the town of Maricao, Puerto Rico. In 2010, about 449 people lived there.

A Look at Indiera Fría's Past

Indiera Fría is one of three special areas in Maricao known as the Indieras de Maricao. The other two are Indiera Baja and Indiera Alta. These areas were hard to reach. Because of this, they became a safe place for the Taínos people. The Taínos were the native people of Puerto Rico. They were trying to escape from the Spanish and other European colonizers. These colonizers began settling in Puerto Rico in the 1400s.

Becoming Part of the United States

After the Spanish–American War, Spain gave Puerto Rico to the United States. This happened under an agreement called the Treaty of Paris of 1898. Puerto Rico then became a territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War counted the people in Puerto Rico. They found that 1,165 people lived in the Indiera Fría barrio at that time.

Images for kids

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  The beautiful Salto Curet waterfall in Indiera Fría.

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  Another view of a waterfall in Indiera Fría.

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In Spanish: Indiera Fría para niños

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