Discover Ponce's NeoClassical Buildings and Museums
Founded in 1694, Ponce has a population of about 200,000 people and is the second largest city in Puerto Rico. Ponce is also known as "Ciudad Senorial" because of its many beautiful neoclassical buildings and frontage.
The city has some beautiful plazas, churches, magnificent fountains, highly decorated homes and a very unique fire station. In recent years, many millions of dollars have been spent preserving and restoring the colonial character of the city. Ponce is considered to be a national treasure so if you want to immerse yourself in Puerto Rican culture and history then Ponce is the place to visit. The city offers amazing historical and cultural attractions such as the world class Ponce Museum of Art with its stunning architecture that features seven interconnected hexagons, glass cupolas and a pair of curved staircases. The Museum also offers visitors the chance to view 1000 paintings and 400 sculptures, including the finest collections of European works in the Caribbean by such masters as Rubens, Rodin and Velasquez.
Other interesting buildings around the plaza include the Casa Alcaldia (the city hall), which is the oldest colonial building in Ponce, dating back to the 1840's. The downtown plaza is a worthwhile stop with its beautiful fountains, a stunning cathedral and an old red and black wooden fire station that is still in use today.
For the people that prefer the shopping malls, the "La Guancha Paseo Tablado" (the boardwalk) will suit your needs. The boardwalk is Ponce's lively local gathering place and shopping center. It features a pier that is used as the departure point for a regularly scheduled weekend ferry trip to Coffin Island- small island with unspoiled beaches that are ideal for sunbathers who wish to bronze their bodies. It also has a marked undertater "snorkeling trail" with beautiful undersea views.
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2010-09-01 00:21:51
Al igual q carmen yo soy de ponce pero en especifico del Real Anon y extrano mi gente y mi barrio llevo 13 anos en ny pero me acostumbre.soy boricua y mas poncena con mucho orgullo.
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2010-08-28 13:59:08
hola a todos los de ponce por algo le yaman a ponce la perla del sur yo soy de Aguada
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2010-08-28 02:24:59
soy de ponce del real anon y hase 23 ano que vivo en newyork pero extrano a mi isla cada ves que puedo boy por que alla tengo lo mas sagrado mis padre que los extrano muchoxxxxxxxxxxxxxbesos atodo los boricuas
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2010-08-11 20:59:00
Hola ! hace un ano que me fue de Chavier Un casiero en Ponce .Me Gusto Muchoo . Amo A mi Isla
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2010-08-03 17:20:10
Hola, soy de Ponce. Mis amigos me conocian como "Leru" Me crie en barriada Ponce De Leon, y mas tarde vivi en la Lopez Nussa.Ahora resido aqui en Miami Florida.Me encataria hacer contacto con alguien de mis tiempos.Bendicion a todos......
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2010-06-19 04:56:05
Orgullosa de ser poncena 100%!
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2010-06-18 17:25:04
Soy boricua de Ponce .Extrano mi isla ..waoo .Estuve en PuertoRico hace 2 anos .Mi isla esta preciosa..Pero ya no tengo fam alla todos han muerto .Solo mi hija y mis nietos tengo alla .Soy de Chavier un caserio publico de Ponce .Donde mi madre nos crio ahora ya no se puede vivir ahi ...que pena .bueno aqui les dejo mi e mail por si alguien de mi caserio se acuerda de mi me llaman tata
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2010-06-17 23:18:53
soy de ponce barrio palmarejo cotto laurel pero resido en los estados unidos y yo tambien extraÑo mucho mi isla por eso estas navidades las pasare en mi bella isla con mi familia y mi esposa e hijas q dios me los bendiga a todos si quien escribir este es el e-mail
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2010-06-10 22:32:53
soy puertorique~a y amo a mi paiz mas a ponce.... kisiera estar alla de nuevo...
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2010-05-29 20:04:15
soy cubano amo a puerto rico como ami cuba mi papa vivio muchos anos en caguas. perdi mi contacto con mi padre se que tengo hermanas o hermanos en la isla y quisiera conocerlos mi papa llego a puerto rico en el ano 1968 y su nobre es PEDRO MARTINO GARCIA si tiene informacion por favor e mail me gracias.
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