Town and municipality in Puerto Rico
Catano
Cataño is a town and municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico.
It is west of the capital San Juan, east of Toa Baja, north of Bayamón and Guaynabo, and south of San Juan Bay. Part of the San Juan metropolitan area, Cataño is spread over 7 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center of Cataño Pueblo. It is the smallest municipality of Puerto Rico by land area.
How locals move
Getting around Catano the local way
- Get inA popular method of getting to Cataño from Old San Juan (or vice versa) is the AcuaExpreso Ferry, most famously known as La Lancha de Cataño (the Cataño Ferry).
- Get inThis ferry service has become a "moving landmark" of both Cataño and San Juan, and an icon of Puerto Rico.
- Get inThe Cataño Ferry Terminal (officially called Cataño AcuaExpreso Terminal) is located on Las Nereidas Avenue in downtown Cataño, next to the popular boardwalk.
From Wikivoyage: Cataño, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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