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Discover Ponce in Puerto Rico
Ponce in the region of Ponce with its 152,634 habitants is a town located in Puerto Rico - some 46 mi or ( 74 km ) South-West of San Juan , the country's capital .
Local time in Ponce is now 01:37 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Puerto Rico " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Salvaleón de Higüey, Basseterre, Road Town, and Aguada. When in this area, you might want to check out Santo Domingo . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ponce ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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PUERTO RICO: Top 5 Reasons to Visit Ponce
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
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 ..
Ponce Vejegante Mask Maker
Bi-linguel. The tradition of Vejegantes has been celebrated in Ponce, PR for more than 300 years. Miguel Caraballo is one of it's most famous artisans. ..
Parque Monagas Ponce
Parque Monagas Ponce Puerto Rico zeepuertorico.com ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Plaza Muñoz Rivera
Plaza Muñoz Rivera, formally Plaza Luis Muñoz Rivera, is the smaller of the two plazas (city squares) at Plaza Las Delicias in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico and is located on the north side of Las Delicias. The square is notable for its fountains and for the statue of Luis Muñoz Rivera. The historic Parque de Bombas and Ponce Cathedral buildings are located immediately to the south the Plaza Muñoz Rivera.
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Plaza Las Delicias
Plaza Las Delicias is the main plaza in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The square is notable for its fountains and for the various monuments it contains. The historic Parque de Bombas and Ponce Cathedral buildings are located within Plaza Las Delicias. Plaza Las Delicias is actually composed of two squares, Plaza Muñoz Rivera on the north end and Plaza Degetau on the southern end.
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Plaza Degetau
Plaza Degetau, formally Plaza Federico Degetau, is the larger of two plazas at Plaza Las Delicias, the main city square in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The other plaza is named Plaza Muñoz Rivera and is located north of Plaza Degetau. The square is notable for its fountains and for the various monuments it contains. The historic Parque de Bombas and Ponce Cathedral buildings are located bordering the north side of this plaza.
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Banco de Ponce
Banco de Ponce was the Puerto Rican bank with the largest number of branches in the United States and second largest bank in deposits and number of branches in Puerto Rico during the twentieth century. It was founded in Ponce, Puerto Rico in the early part of the century, headquartered in San Juan in 1970, and merged with Banco Popular in 1990 forming BancPonce Corporation.
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Ponce massacre
The Ponce massacre was the largest massacre in Puerto Rican history. It occurred on Palm Sunday, 21 March 1937, when a peaceful civilian march in Ponce, Puerto Rico, turned into a police slaughter that killed 19 Puerto Ricans and wounded over 200 others. The march had been organized by the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party to commemorate the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico by the governing Spanish National Assembly in 1873. The march was also protesting the U.S.
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