San Juan travel guide

Top 10 sights in San Juan

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   La Fortaleza

   La Fortaleza (English: "the fortress"), also known as the Palacio de Santa Catalina ("Saint Catherine's Palace"), is the official residence and workplace of the Governor of Puerto Rico.

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   San Juan National Historic Site

   San Juan National Historic Site (Spanish: Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Juan) in the Old San Juan section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a National Park Service-managed historic site which preserves and interprets the Sp…

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   Castillo San Felipe del Morro

   Castillo San Felipe del Morro (English: Promontory Castle of Saint Philip), most commonly known as El Morro (The Promontory), is a large fortress and citadel in the Old San Juan historic quarter of San Juan, the capital city and municipality of Puerto Rico.

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   Old San Juan Historic District

   Old San Juan (Spanish: Viejo San Juan) is a historic district or quarter located at the "northwest triangle" of San Juan Islet in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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   Cathedral of San Juan Bautista

   The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist (Spanish: Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de San Juan Bautista), officially known as the Minor Basilica of Saint John the Baptist and Parish of Our Lady of Re…

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   Castillo San Cristóbal

   Castillo San Cristóbal (English: Saint Christopher Castle) is a fortress in the Old San Juan historic quarter of San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico, known for being the largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World.

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   Mucarabones

   Mucarabones is a barrio in the municipality of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 23,221.

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   Candelaria

   Candelaria is a barrio in the municipality of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 23,343.

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   Galateo

   Galateo is a barrio in the municipality of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 5,917.

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    Maguayo

    Maguayo is a barrio in the municipality of Dorado, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,496.

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   Caparra

   Caparra is an archaeological site containing the remains of Caparra, the first European settlement in the main island of Puerto Rico.

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   Fortín de San Gerónimo

   Fortín de San Gerónimo de Boquerón is a small historic fort located at the mouth of the Condado Lagoon in San Juan Islet across from the district of Condado in the barrio of Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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   San Juan Antiguo

   San Juan Antiguo is one of the 18 barrios of San Juan, Puerto Rico. San Juan Antiguo is further divided into 7 subbarrios.

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   Puerto Rico Museum of Art

   The Museum of Art of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, abbreviated MAPR) is an art museum in Santurce, a barrio of San Juan, Puerto Rico, with 18 exhibition halls.

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   Plaza Colón

   Plaza Colón (Spanish for Columbus square or plaza), formerly called Santiago Square, is a plaza or public town square located in Old San Juan where the easternmost city walls and main city gate (Puerta de Santiago) used to be located.

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   Plaza de Armas de San Juan

   The Plaza de Armas of San Juan, formerly known as the Plaza Mayor, is a plaza de armas and one of the main squares in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico.

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   El Cañuelo

   Fortín San Juan de la Cruz (English: Fort Saint John of the Cross), most commonly known as El Cañuelo, was built on Isla de Cabras in the Palo Seco barrio of the municipality of Toa Baja, at the western end of the entrance to San Juan Bay, in Puerto Rico.

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   Puerto Rico National Cemetery

   Puerto Rico National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery located in the city of Bayamón, in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Until 2021, it was the only United States National Cemetery in Puerto Rico.

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   Sabana Seca

   Sabana Seca is a barrio in the municipality of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 53,192.

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    San Juan Botanical Garden

    The San Juan Botanical Garden, officially known as the Botanical Garden of the University of Puerto Rico, is located in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico.

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