Martín Peña (Hato Rey)

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
Subbarrio
Martín Peña
Coordinates: 18°26′16″N 66°03′40″W[1]
Commonwealth Puerto Rico
Municipality San Juan
BarrioHato Rey Norte
Population
 (2000)
  Total4,677
 Source: 2010 Census
Time zoneUTC−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]

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