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Fortuna Destination Guide

Delve into Fortuna in Puerto Rico

Fortuna in the region of Ponce is a city in Puerto Rico - some 43 mi or ( 70 km ) South-West of San Juan , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Fortuna

Current time in Fortuna is now 03:43 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Puerto Rico " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Salvaleón de Higüey, Basseterre, Road Town, and Aguada. While being here, make sure to check out Santo Domingo . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Fortuna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

PUERTO RICO: Top 5 Reasons to Visit Ponce

4:52 min by LatinFlyerMagazine
Views: 9921 Rating: 4.67

Puerto Rico's second-largest city, Ponce is rightly called "The Pearl of the South." LatinFlyer.com takes you on a quick video tour of the Top 5 Reasons why you should visit this fascinating Caribbean ..

Las Mañanitas in Ponce, Puerto Rico

9:06 min by uisimbo
Views: 8013 Rating: 5.00

Mexicans all over Puerto Rico pay their pilgrimage and join the thousands of devout Christians who always attend Las Mañanitas de Ponce, an impressive sample of Christian devotion and popular comrades ..


The Pickle Song

0:52 min by benczc
Views: 3228 Rating: 2.00

Traveling from Mercedita Ponce to Juana Diaz Puerto Rico, the girls came up with a silly pickel song (silly version from the movie, Enchanted). The actual song is by Demi Lavato and it's called, "That ..

Parque Monagas Ponce

2:07 min by ZeePuertoRico
Views: 2346 Rating: 5.00

Parque Monagas Ponce Puerto Rico zeepuertorico.com ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Río Jacaguas

The Río Jacaguas is a river shared between the municipalities of Ponce and Juana Diaz. It flows from north to south, draining into the Caribbean Sea east of the city of Ponce. One of the 14 rivers in the municipality of Ponce, it is also the longest, at 39.72 kilometers . The river has a discharge of 37,000 cubic feet per second, making it the most affluent river in Ponce as well.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 17.97 -66.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Rivers of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Rivers of Puerto Rico

Río Inabón

Río Inabón is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. With a length of some 32.01 kilometers, it is Ponce's second longest river after Rio Jacaguas. It is fed by the Río Anón, Río Guayo (which itself is fed by the Chiquita Brook and the Indalecia Brook) and the Emajagua Brook. It is also fed by Rio Bacas and Rio de las Raices. This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.

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Located at 17.97 -66.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Rivers of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Rivers of Puerto Rico

Destilería Serrallés

Destilería Serrallés is a rum producer located in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and best known for its Don Q rum brand. The company has revenues of over 100 million dollars. It is responsible for pumping over $120 million annually into the Puerto Rican economy from the sale of its rums in the United States mainland alone.

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Located at 18.02 -66.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Companies based in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Distilleries, Privately held companies of Puerto Rico

Hacienda Mercedita

Hacienda Mercedita was a 300-acre sugarcane plantation in Ponce, Puerto Rico, founded in 1861, by Juan Serrallés Colón. The Hacienda was the administrative center of the large sugarcane mill called Central Mercedita as well as that of its cane sugar refinery plant which packaged the Snow White brand sugar at its nearby packaging plant.

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Located at 18.02 -66.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Cultural history of Puerto Rico, Industrial railways, Rail transport in Puerto Rico, Sugar plantations in the West Indies

Losey Army Airfield

Losey Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II air base on Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico. It is located on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. Losey Field was established by the Army Air Corps in 1941 and was used during World War II by fighter & bomber units. It was named for Captain Robert M. Losey, an aeronautical meteorologist who in April 1940 became the United States' first military casualty in World War II.

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Located at 18.01 -66.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces, Closed military facilities in Puerto Rico, Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico