El Vigía in Ponce Municipio
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Ponce, Puerto Rico

Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. Ponce is often referred to as La Perla del Sur (The Pearl of the South), La Ciudad Señorial (The Noble, or Lordly, City), and La Ciudad de las Quenepas.

Located at 18.0228, -66.6156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Cruceta del Vigía

Cruceta del Vigía is a 100-foot-tall cross located atop Vigia Hill in Ponce, Puerto Rico, across from Museo Castillo Serrallés. It houses a tourist center at its base, a ten-story vertical tower, and a horizontal sky bridge that has panoramic views of the city of Ponce and the Caribbean Sea. Visitors can reach the skybridge via glass elevators or a staircase. Made of reinforced concrete, the cross has withstood various natural disasters, including three major hurricanes.

Located at 18.019, -66.6202 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Calle 25 de Enero

Calle 25 de Enero is a historic Victorian village sitting on a street by that name in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and built to house Ponce's volunteer firemen and their families, after the historic fire that took place in the city on 25 January 1899, in appreciation for their labor on that fateful day. This picturesque street is lined with 39 red-stripped and black-striped houses, the local firefighters’ colors.

Located at 18.0133, -66.6226 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro

The Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro is a tract of land in Barrio Segundo of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, originally designed as the city's cemetery, but later converted into what has come to be a famous burial place. Established in 1842, it is Puerto Rico's first (and only) national pantheon. It is the only cemetery dedicated as a museum in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

Located at 18.0158, -66.6178 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Albergue Caritativo Tricoche

The Albergue Caritativo Tricoche or Hospital Tricoche is a historic building located on Tricoche street in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in the city's historic district. It was designed by the Spanish Royal Corps of Engineers. The architecture consists of 19th Century Civil Architecture. For its services, its elegant architecture and its excellent location in Ponce's urban area the Hospital Tricoche has become a significant part of Ponce's history.

Located at 18.0167, -66.6152 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Segundo (Ponce)

Segundo (Barrio Segundo) is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Primero, Tercero, Cuarto, Quinto, and Sexto, Segundo is one the municipality's six core urban barrios.

Located at 18.0157, -66.6213 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Portugués Urbano

Portugués Urbano is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Machuelo Abajo, Magueyes Urbano, and San Antón, Portugués Urbano is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that are now also part of the urban zone of the city of Ponce.

Located at 18.0269, -66.6222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Plaza del Mercado de Ponce

The Plaza del Mercado de Ponce, or formally, Plaza del Mercado Isabel II, is a historic marketplace building in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was inaugurated in 1863 by Ponce Mayor Don Luis de Quixano. The building was designed by famed engineer Timoteo Luberza. The Plaza occupies a city block in the Ponce Historic Zone at the grid formed by Atocha, Estrella, Leon, and Castillo streets. It has room for 65 kiosks. It was originally called "Plaza del Capa."

Located at 18.0146, -66.6135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hotel Ponce Intercontinental

The Hotel Ponce Intercontinental (also known as "El Ponce") is an abandoned hotel with a still existing structure. The structure, and what it once was, is considered a historic landmark and a national icon in the city of Ponce and Puerto Rico at large. The property is currently owned by PRIDCO who bought it from a group of local Ponce industrialists.

Located at 18.0215, -66.6207 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Centro Ponceño de Autismo

The Centro Ponceño de Autismo, or CEPA, is the only center specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of autism in Puerto Rico. It is a non-profit organization. The center leads progressive research studies and medical training while providing comprehensive, personalized care to children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), including Asperger's Disorder and PDD NOS.

Located at 18.0128, -66.6192 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño

The Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño is a museum in Ponce, Puerto Rico, that showcases the political history of Puerto Rico with an emphasis on the contributions made by the municipality of Ponce and its residents. The museum was established on 7 September 2006.

Located at 18.0158, -66.6178 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Museo Castillo Serrallés

Museo Castillo Serrallés is a museum in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, that showcases the history of sugar cane and rum industries and its impact in the economy of Puerto Rico. The most notorious feature of the museum is the building it sits on. The building is a large four-story structure built in the 1930s for the owner of Ponce's Destileria Serralles, one of Puerto Rico's largest rum destilleries.

Located at 18.0187, -66.6193 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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