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Parque de Bombas , built in 1882, is one of Puerto Rico's most photographed structures
Ponce ,
Puerto Rico 's second-largest city outside the
San Juan metropolitan area , receives over 100,000 visitors annually.
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Ponce's sights include monuments and architecture, such as its
Monumento a la Abolición de la Esclavitud and
Residencia Armstrong-Poventud , and pink marble curbs and
chamfered streets corners, as well as historic houses, castles and concert halls. There are also more modern attractions such as its seafront
Tablado La Guancha as well as attractions that date back some 1500 years, like the
Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center . The city has been called "the most Puerto Rican city in Puerto Rico."
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Within the city's urban area
Museums
Museo de la Arquitectura Ponceña , built in
Classical revival style by
Alfredo B. Wiechers , opened in 1996
Parks
Parque Urbano Dora Colon Clavell located 2 blocks from
Plaza Las Delicias
Monuments
Casa Saurí , today a protected section of a hotel, was built in 1882
Historic houses
Casa Serrallés , built in 1911, was the downtown residence of the
Serrallés family as opposed to their 1935
hilltop castle-residence .
Churches
Iglesia de la Santísima Trinidad , the first Protestant church in
Latin America , built in 1873
Historic commercial institutions
20th and 21st century architecture
Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns , home venue for
Leones de Ponce , sits 16,000 people
Theaters
Shopping
Plaza de Mercado Isabel Segunda farmer's market was built in 1863
Cultural institutions
The ultra-centenarian
Banda Municipal de Ponce plays free "
retreta " concerts every Sunday evening at public places in the city
Festivals and events
Ponce Servicios ,
brutalist building occupies an entire city block
Others
Outside the Ponce Historic Zone
Museums
Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro (1842), an inactive burial grounds, final resting place of many illustrious citizens
Cemeteries
Historic homes
Monument to the
Heroes of El Polvorín Fire (1911), mausoleum and final resting place for
Ponce's bravest
Others
Outside the city's urban area
Playa Pelícano Beach , a
Blue Flag beach at
Caja de Muertos , Nature Reserve
Beaches
Mountains
Cerro de Punta , in Ponce's
Barrio Anon is Puerto Rico's tallest peak at 4,390 ft
Parks, forests and recreational areas
Others
See also
References
^ Cumple dos décadas de historia y pasión. Carmen Cila Rodríguez. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 26 August 2009. Page 24.
^ Aida Belen Rivera Ruiz, Certifying Official, and Juan Llanes Santos, Preparer, Puerto Rico Historic Preservation Office. (San Juan, Puerto Rico) 26 February 2008. In National Register of Historic Places Registration Form . United States Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (Washington, D.C.) Page 13. Listing Reference Number 08000283 (McCabe Memorial Church). 11 April 2008.
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