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Santa Cruz Destination Guide

Explore Santa Cruz in Puerto Rico

Santa Cruz in the region of Ponce is a town in Puerto Rico - some 46 mi or ( 75 km ) South-West of San Juan , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Santa Cruz

Current time in Santa Cruz is now 10:00 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Puerto Rico " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Santo Domingo, Salvaleón de Higüey, Basseterre, Road Town, and Aguada. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Santo Domingo . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Santa Cruz ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Parque Monagas Ponce

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

Parque Monagas Ponce Puerto Rico zeepuertorico.com ..

TAINOS WAKIA ARAKA TAINA 6

0:51 min by Tania Lorenzana
Views: 1696 Rating: 4.83

Small conference about the Taino Culture at a summer camp in Ponce. Conferencia dada en un campamento de verano en el centro Sor Isolina Ferrer en Ponce PR ..


Banda Municipal de Ponce

10:19 min by Alberto Dalmau
Views: 1462 Rating: 5.00

En su 125 aniversario. ..

Carnaval de la Playa de Ponce fundador Ricardo Richie Santiago Roman

1:52 min by elsuralavista
Views: 1101 Rating: 5.00

20 aiversario del Carnaval de la playa de Ponce ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Río Portugués

Río Portugués, also known as Río Tibes, is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The river has a length of almost 30 kilometers and runs south from the Cordillera Central mountain range into the Caribbean Sea. The Portugues is one of the best-known rivers in Ponce because of its prominent zig-zagging through the city and its historical significance. The river is historically significant because the city of Ponce had its origins on its banks. Its old name was Río Baramaya.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 17.99 -66.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Rivers of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Rivers of Puerto Rico

Río Bucaná

Río Bucaná, is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Rio Bucana has its origin in barrio Machuelo Arriba where it forms at an altitude of 115 feet . It forms from the confluence of Rio Cerrillos and Rio Bayagan. It is also fed by Rio Portugues during its southernly run. Rio Bucana used to run for some 29.5 kilometers prior to canalization and other diversion work by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It now runs for 5.89 miles to drain into the Caribbean Sea.

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Located at 17.97 -66.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Rivers of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Rivers of Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico at Ponce

The University of Puerto Rico at Ponce (UPRP or UPR-Ponce) is a state university located in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. UPRP is the only campus of the University of Puerto Rico System in the southern region of the island.

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Located at 17.99 -66.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1970, Liga Atletica Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Universities and colleges in Ponce, Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico system

Playa (Ponce)

Barrio Playa, also known as Playa de Ponce, Ponce Playa, or La Playa, is one of the thirty-one barrios that comprise the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Bucaná, Canas, Vayas, and Capitanejo, Playa is one of the municipality's five coastal barrios. Barrio Playa also incorporates several islands, the largest of which is Caja de Muertos.

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Located at 17.97 -66.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Barrios of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Populated coastal places in Puerto Rico

WDEP

WDEP is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico, the station serves the Puerto Rico area. The station is currently owned by Media Power Group, Inc. and features programing from CNN Radio.

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Located at 17.98 -66.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: News and talk radio stations in Puerto Rico, Radio stations established in 1997, Radio stations in Ponce, Puerto Rico