Puerto Rico Recreation

Contact: SAJU_Superintendent@nps.gov
Phone: Headquarters 787-729-6777 <br> Visitor Information 787-729-6960 <br> Maintenance 787-729-6791 <br>

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An island on the periphery of the "New World" empire, Puerto Rico served as a Spanish fortress designed to protect Spain's American holdings.

San Juan National Historic Site, includes forts, bastions, powder houses, wall and El Ca*uelo Fort, also called San Juan de la Cruz?defensive fortifications that once surrounded the old, colonial portion of San Juan, Puerto Rico. El Ca*uelo Fort is located at Isla de Cabras at the western end of the entrance to San Juan Bay. Sections of the massive sandstone walls, dating to the 1630s, remain; so, too, do the San Crist*bal and San Felipe del Morro forts.

San Juan had the first municipal government in the "New World", outside Santo Domingo, as well as the first military presidio in Spanish America. By the 19th century, the old city had become a charming residential and commercial district. The city itself, with its institutional buildings, museums, houses, churches, plazas, and commercial buildings, is part of the San Juan Historic Zone which is administered by municipal, State and Federal agencies.

Directions

Car - From International Airport route I-26 west.


More info at http://www.nps.gov/saju

    Old San Juan and Bacardi Rum Distillery Tour


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    Peel yourself off the beach for an afternoon tour of the Bacardi Rum Distillery, the world's largest rum distillery. Learn about the modern production techniques while sipping on a free cocktail. Wander through the streets of the 500-year-old capital city, filled with colonial Spanish architecture, cozy cafés, and art galleries. Get a FREE cocktail

    El Yunque Rainforest - A Nature Lovers Paradise


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    Get away from San Juan to inhale the crisp, clean air of the El Yunque Rainforest. Look for nature's extravagant display of flora and fauna among the many hiking trails and observation points scattered throughout the forest.

    Colonial Ponce


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    Less than two hours away from San Juan is the must-see city of Ponce. The former Spanish capital of the south, Ponce features the largest Caribbean Museum of Art, neoclassical architecture, and the colorful square of Plaza Las Delicias.

    Captain Duck Tours


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    Explore the historic seaport city of San Juan in the town’s only land & sea adventure. The versatile Duck is a boat and a bus that offers up-close land and sea views of many of San Juan's major attractions.


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