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La Cruz de Vigía
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Guánica
This giant hilltop cross soars
98 ft (30 m) and has an observa-
tion tower offering fabulous
views over Ponce.
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Map F5
• Calle El Vigía Final • Open 9:30am-5pm
Tue-Thu, 9:30am-5:30pm Fri-Sun
US marines landed at this
seaport during the Spanish-
American war in 1898. A memo-
rial recalls the event.
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Map D5
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Isla Caja de Muertos
This nature preserve
protects endemic species and is
popular for its beaches and great
snorkeling conditions.
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Map G6
• Island Ventures: 787 842 8546
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Museo de la História
de Ponce
The museum's exhibits trace
the history of Ponce from the
17th century to the present day.
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Map F5 • Calle Isabel 53 • 787 844
7071 • Open 9am-5pm Tue-Sun • Adm
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Reserva Nacional Bahía
de Jobos
A kayak trail leads you through
these mangrove forests, which
teem with wildlife.
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Map J6
• Carretera 705 Km 2.3 • 787 853 4617
• Open 9am-4pm
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Casa de la Masacre
de Ponce
Former headquarters of the
Nationalist Party, this colonial
structure was the site of a
massacre by police in 1937
(see p84)
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Map F5 • Calle Marina
& Calle Aurora • 787 844 9722 • Open
8am-4:30pm Wed-Sun
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Museo Antigua Aduana
This former Customs House
is now a museum dedicated to
Samuel Morse, inventor of the
Morse code.
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Map K6 • Calle
Morse 65, Arroyo • 787 839 8096
• Open 8:30am-4:30pm Wed-Sun
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Teatro La Perla
This grandiose Neo-Classical
theater (1941) features a balcony
supported by Corinthian columns.
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Map F5 • Calle Cristina & Calle Mayor
• 787 843 4080 • Guided tours: 8am-
noon & 1-4:30pm Mon-Fri • Adm
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Baños de Coamo
Many believe in the healing
properties of these thermal
mineral waters, and often bathe
here.
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Map H5
• Carretera 546 Km 1,
Coamo • 787 825 1150 •
Open 10am-5pm • Adm
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Museo de la Música
Puertorriqueña
Browse through traditional Taíno,
Spanish, and African musical
instruments displayed at this
museum, which is housed in
a pink building.
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Map F5 • Calle
Salud, Ponce • 787 290 6617 • Open
8:30am-4:20pm Wed-Sun • Adm
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