Perchas, Morovis, Puerto Rico


Perchas is a barrio in the municipality of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,336.
Puerto Rico Highway 155 from Perchas in Morovis takes one to the adjoining municipality of Orocovis.

History

The United States took control of Puerto Rico from Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898. In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Perchas barrio was 1,124.

Hurricane Maria

Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017, caused a landslide in Perchas that caused a huge rock to teeter above Puerto Rico Highway 155, threatening homes, infrastructure and motorists. Six months later, a controlled implosion was used to disintegrate the huge rock in order for the area to be cleared of the threat.

Sectors

Barrios in turn are further subdivided into smaller local populated place areas/units called sectores. The types of sectores may vary, from normally sector to urbanización to reparto to barriada to residencial, among others.
The following sectors are in Perchas barrio:
Sector Adrovet,
Sector Arraijanes,
Sector El Castillo,
Sector El Zapato,
Sector Los Naranjos,
Sector Los Santos,
Sector Perchas Díaz,
Sector Perchas Quirós,
Sector Perchas,
Sector Radar, and
Tramo Puerto Rico Highway 155.