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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 | |
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 View of the Martín Peña Channel | |
  Martín Peña | |
| Coordinates: 18°26′16″N 66°03′40″W[1] | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality |  San Juan |
| Barrio | Hato Rey Norte |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 4,677 |
| Source: 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−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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