Isla del Frío (Spanish for 'cold island') is a small uninhabited island off the southern central coast of the main island of Puerto Rico.Isla del Frio. Puerto Rico Home Town Locator. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2011. Together with Caja de Muertos, Gatas, Morrillito, Ratones, Cardona, and Isla de Jueyes, Isla del Frío is one of seven islands ascribed to the municipality of Ponce.Neysa Rodriguez Deynes. Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce. Second Edition. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. 2002. Page 9. Printed by Impress Quality Printing, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. CityMelt. Retrieved 29 April 2011.Map of Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico. United States Geological Survey. Home Town Locator. Retrieved 6 June 2011. Like Isla de Jueyes, the island is considered part of barrio Vayas.Puerto Rico 2000: Population and Housing Unit Counts. U.S. Census Bureau. Publication Number PHC-3-53. Published November 2003. Page F-17. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
Location The island, sometimes erroneously considered a key (or, cay), and sometimes erroneously spelled Isla del Erio,El Boricua. Puerto Rican 101. Retrieved 29 April 2011. is located approximately south of the mainland Puerto Rican shore at the mouth of Rio Inabon.West Indies Pilot, Volume 1. United States Hydrographic Office. Page 592. Fourth Edition: 1922. Retrieved 29 April 2011. The closest populated point on the mainland is Hacienda Villa Esperanza, located in barrio Vayas; however the closest geographic point on the mainland is barrio Capitanejo in Ponce. The island has an area of 2.89 cuerdasNeysa Rodriguez Deynes. Brevario Sobre la Historia de Ponce. Second Edition. Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. 2002. Page 9. Printed by Impress Quality Printing, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. (one cuerda equals 0.97 acresUnitConversion.org Retrieved 29 April 2011.). It is located at latitude 17.96444° and longitude -66.55639°.Isla del Frio. Traveling Luck. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
Geography and climate The island is a small 6-foot flat-topped island and consists mostly of brush.West Indies Pilot, Volume 1. United States Hydrographic Office. Page 592. Fourth Edition: 1922. Retrieved 29 April 2011. The climate is dry and the island supports dry forest.
Nature reserve Though not officially a nature reserve, the island is administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.
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