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Unusual Attractions in Ponce

Ponce, Puerto Rico

El Ponce

The abandoned remains of this once-thriving hotel looms over the city, awaiting an uncertain future.

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Calle 25 de Enero

These red and black houses were awarded to the firefighters who saved their city from an enormous blaze.

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Cerro de Punta

The highest peak in Puerto Rico is home to a rare fern that can only be found on six trees at its summit.

11 miles from Ponce

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Antigua CORCO

Puerto Rico's once thriving oil company is now an abandoned wonderland of rusty steel.

11 miles from Ponce

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Casa Pueblo

This community-driven organization uses education and eco-friendly technology to protect the environment.

13 miles from Ponce

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El Cemi Museum

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

14 miles from Ponce

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Puente General Méndez Vigo

This ''hidden'' 19th-century bridge played a simple, yet important role during the Spanish-American War.

17 miles from Ponce

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