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Parque Pedro Albizu Campos

The Parque Pedro Albizu Campos is a passive recreational park in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was dedicated on September 12, 1991, to the memory of Puerto Rican Nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos by the Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos was born in Ponce on September 12, 1891. He was raised in Ponce and lived most of his life there as well.

Located at 18.01, -66.5938 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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San Antón

San Antón is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Machuelo Abajo, Magueyes Urbano, and Portugués Urbano, San Antón is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that are now also part of the urban zone of the city of Ponce. It is totally enclosed within the Ponce city limits. San Antón is one of Ponce's oldest barrios. It is believed that this is where Spanish colonists first settled. It sits on the western bank of Rio Portugues.

Located at 18.0056, -66.6014 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Barrios of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Café Rico

Café Rico is a Puerto Rican corporation that manufactures coffee branded by the same name. The company's headquarters are located in Barrio San Antón in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, on Las Americas Avenue/Route 163 and Calle Comercio/Route 133. The company used to be called Cooperativa de Cafeteros (Coffee-growers Cooperative). Its coffee has been reported to be Puerto Rico's best and its San Carlos Selection is said to have been the Vatican's favorite coffee at one time.

Located at 18.0087, -66.6006 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parque Familiar Julio Enrique Monagas

The Parque Familiar Julio Enrique Monagas is Puerto Rico's largest passive park. It is located in barrio Bucaná, Ponce, Puerto Rico, on the banks of rivers Bucaná and Portugués. The park was named after Julio Enrique Monagas, the father of Puerto Rican Olympic sports.

Located at 17.9954, -66.5968 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sabanetas (Ponce)

Sabanetas (Barrio Sabanetas) is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Machuelo Arriba, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Sabanetas is one of the municipality's eight rural interior barrios. The name of this barrio is of native Indian origin.

Located at 18.0198, -66.5785 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Barrios of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Machuelo Abajo

Machuelo Abajo is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Magueyes Urbano, Portugués Urbano, and San Antón, Machuelo Abajo 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 18.0254, -66.5962 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Barrios of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Ponce Municipal Library

The Ponce Municipal Library, formally, Biblioteca Municipal Mariana Suárez de Longo, and also known as Biblioteca Publica de Ponce, is the library system of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1870, it is the oldest public library in Puerto Rico. The system has its main library on Miguel Pou Boulevard, in barrio San Antón, in the city of Ponce, and seven “satellite” library branches, three in the city proper and four elsewhere in the municipality of Ponce.

Located at 18.0122, -66.6034 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Letras de Ponce

The Letras de Ponce is a famous landmark in Barrio Sabanetas in Ponce, Puerto Rico, located southbound on PR-52 at the intersection with PR-10. The iconic monument consists of five letters that spell the name of the city P-O-N-C-E in 20-foot high by 18-foot wide by 12-foot deep red and black letters. The letters, and its resulting sign, were designed by Carlos Rivera Villafañe, a sculptor from Ponce. The landmark is said to be "known to every Puerto Rican."

Located at 18.0254, -66.5702 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ciudad Deportiva Millito Navarro

The Ciudad Deportiva Millito Navarro (Millito Navarro Sports City) is a multi-sport complex currently under construction in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The complex is to consist of a soccer stadium, a baseball field, three tennis courts, a track for track and field, a covered basketball court, and a covered gymnasium. It is also planned to have schooling, physical training, and medical facilities on the premises. Its projected cost is 32.3 million USD.

Located at 18.0036, -66.5846 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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