| Official Name: | Helechal |
| Settlement Type: | Barrio |
| Pushpin Map: | Caribbean |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates: | 18.17°N -66.3216°W |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Commonwealth |
| Subdivision Name: |  Puerto Rico |
| Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name1: | Barranquitas |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.87 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.87 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Note: | Source: 2010 Census |
| Population Total: | 4073 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 312.9 |
| Timezone: | AST |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2185 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 00794 |
| Area Code: | 787 |
Helechal is a barrio in the municipality of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,073.[2] [3] [4]
Helechal was in Spain's gazetteers[5] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States. In 1899, the United States Department of War conducted a census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Helechal barrio was 1,485.[6]
Helechal is not easy to get to from San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, as it is deep in the Spanish; Castilian: [[Cordillera Central (Puerto Rico)|Cordillera Central]], the main mountain range in Puerto Rico, and accessed via twisting, turning roads. In Helechal there are two airplanes which have been converted into a restaurant called Spanish; Castilian: Los Aviones, which is visited by tourists and locals alike.[7] The place is accessed by going over a rope bridge.[8]