Vega Alta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbeɣa ˈalta]) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico.

Other points of interest include the town's Catholic church, known as Inmaculada Concepción, which was founded in 1813, and the Vega Alta Forest.

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 a territory of the United States.

In 1899, the United States conducted its first census of Puerto Rico finding that the population of Vega Alta was 6,107.

In 1905, the government of Puerto Rico passed a law, allowing Vega Alta to become a municipality with its own limits.

[3] Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017, triggered numerous landslides in Vega Alta and 90% of homes made of wood were destroyed.

The municipal buildings, central square and large Catholic church are located in a barrio referred to as "el pueblo".

[22] The Puerto Rican, award-winning, musician and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda who created the Broadway hit, Hamilton, is from a family with roots in Vega Alta.

In 2017, his father opened La Placita de Güisín, a cafe and restaurant in the downtown area of Vega Alta, and in 2019 Lin-Manuel moved his memorabilia to a new gallery, the Lin-Manuel Miranda Gallery, a few steps from Placita de Güisín and opened a store there too, TeeRico.

Other famous sport personalities include former New York Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams and professional boxer Ángel Chacón.

Their first album spawned hits like Salimos de Aquí and El Wanabí, both of which were released with videos.

Puerto Rico also operates the Hogar de Adaptación Social in Vega Alta, which opened in 1987.

[34] Puerto Rico's Highway 22 provides access to Vega Alta from as far away as Mayagüez, and connects the municipality to San Juan.

On its sides are two olive branches, a symbol of the town's founder, Francisco de los Olivos.