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Published Soil Surveys for Puerto Rico

Soil surveys are being completed and published on a continuing schedule.  As time passes, the data in published surveys become dated. The official information about the soils in a given area is available from the Soil Data Mart, which provides the most current data about the soils. If spatial data are available, the Web Soil Survey also provides access to the most current information. In the “Date” column, the word “current” is used for those surveys having both tabular and spatial data in the Soil Data Mart. “Archived PDF online” refers to any surveys published as PDF files on the Web, including new surveys as well as old ones dating back to 1899.

PDF files require Acrobat Reader.
Follow these instructions to download both text and maps.
How to Save an Archived Soil Survey Publication to Your Local Machine (PDF; 2.8 MB) 

For information about areas not included on the following list of soil survey publications or for ordering or obtaining information about reference copies (CD-ROM or paper copy), contact:

(Mailing Address)
Director
Caribbean Area
U.S.D.A. Natural resources Conservation Service
P.O. Box 364868
San Juan, PR 00936-4868

(Physical Address)
IBM Plaza, Suite 604
654 Munoz Rivera Avenue
Hato Rey, PR 00918-4123
Phone: 787-766-5206 ext. 237
FAX: 787-766-6563

Soil survey name (Follow links for online surveys.) Date Paper copy available CD-ROM Archived PDF online Web Soil Survey (generated from official soil data)
Arecibo Area, Northern Puerto Rico 1982 Yes Yes Yes No
Arecibo Area, Northern Puerto Rico Current No No No Yes
Arecibo to Ponce 1902 No No No No
Caribbean National Forest 2002 Yes Yes Yes No
Caribbean National Forest and Luquillo Exper Forest 2002 Yes No No No
Humacao Area, Eastern Puerto Rico 1977 Yes Yes Yes No
Humacao Area, Eastern Puerto Rico Current No No No Yes
Lajas Valley Area 1965 Yes Yes No No
Lajas Valley Area Current No No No Yes
Mayaguez Area, Western Puerto Rico 1975 Yes Yes Yes No
Mayaguez Area, Western Puerto Rico Current No No No Yes
Ponce Area, Southern Puerto Rico 1979 Yes Yes Yes No
Ponce Area, Southern Puerto Rico Current No No No Yes
Puerto Rico 1942 No No No No
San German Area, Puerto Rico 2008 No Yes Yes No
San German Area, Puerto Rico Current No No No Yes
San Juan Area 1978 Yes Yes Yes No
San Juan Area Current No No No Yes