Ensenada is a barrio in the municipality of Guánica, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,705. The ruins of what was once an important sugar production plant are in Ensenada.
History
During the height of sugar production in Puerto Rico, Ensenada's economy was based on its sugar mill and processing plant. During this prosperous time of sugar production in Ensenada, the community sought to become its own town, separate from Guánica but once the sugar mill closed in 1982 resolved to remain part of the Guánica municipality.
Plaza Yomo Toro, named after musician Yomo Toro, is located in Ensenada, where people sometimes gather during holiday and other celebrations.
A historic inn, the parador Guánica, which was built in 1929, is located in Ensenada and withstood the 2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes, serving as a refuge for personnel from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.