Villa Elena in Ponce Municipio
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Ponce, Puerto Rico

Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government. Ponce, Puerto Rico's most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. Ponce is often referred to as La Perla del Sur (The Pearl of the South), La Ciudad Señorial (The Noble, or Lordly, City), and La Ciudad de las Quenepas.

Located at 18.0228, -66.6156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center

The Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center (Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Tibes) in Barrio Portugués, Ponce, Puerto Rico, houses one of the most important archeological discoveries made in the Antilles. The discovery provides an insight as to how the indigenous tribes of the Igneri and Taínos lived and played during and before the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the New World. Tibes is the oldest Antillean Indian ceremonial and sports complex yet uncovered in Puerto Rico.

Located at 18.0422, -66.6218 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Río Chiquito (Ponce, Puerto Rico)

The Río Chiquito is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. This river feeds into the Rio Portugues in the sector called Parras. It has its origin in the mountains west of Montes Llanos. Rio Chiquito is fed by Quebrada del Pastillo. This river is one of the 14 rivers in the municipality.

Located at 18.033, -66.6135 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Portugués

Portugués (Barrio Portugués) is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Magueyes, Tibes, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, Machuelo Arriba, Sabanetas, and Cerrillos, Portugués is one of the municipality's eight rural interior barrios.

Located at 18.0593, -66.6174 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Barrios of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Machuelo Arriba

Machuelo Arriba is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with the barrios of Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba is one of the municipality's seven rural interior barrios.

Located at 18.062, -66.5988 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Barrios of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Portugués Urbano

Portugués Urbano is one of the 31 barrios in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with Canas Urbano, Machuelo Abajo, Magueyes Urbano, and San Antón, Portugués Urbano is one of the municipality's five originally rural barrios that are now also part of the urban zone of the city of Ponce.

Located at 18.0269, -66.6222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Barrios of Ponce, Puerto Rico

Hospital Episcopal San Lucas

Hospital Episcopal San Lucas, commonly known as Hospital San Lucas, is a hospital in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Located at 18.0307, -66.594 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hospital Oncológico Andrés Grillasca

Hospital Oncológico Andrés Grillasca or, more commonly, Hospital Oncológico, is a private, nonprofit hospital in Ponce, Puerto Rico specializing in the treatment of cancer.

Located at 18.0322, -66.5925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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