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Overview
Ponce es Ponce (Ponce is Ponce), runs a simple yet telling Puerto Rican saying: the explanation given as to why the nation's haughty second city does things, well, uniquely 鈥 and in defiance of the capital. Native son and author Abelardo D铆az Alfaro went further, calling Ponce a baluarte irreductible de puertorrique帽idad 鈥 a bastion of the irreducible essence of Puerto Rico. Strolling around the sparkling fountains and narrow architecturally ornamented streets of the historic center certainly evokes Puerto Rico鈥檚 stately past.
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Brush Strokes in Flight, a bold primary-colored totem by American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, announces the smartly remodeled MAP, where an expertly鈥
Centro Ceremonial Ind铆gena de Tibes
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The ancient ceremonial center of Tibes is one of the Caribbean's most important archaeological sites, due largely to evidence found here of pre-Ta铆no鈥
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Within this elegant square you鈥檒l discover Ponce's heart as well as two of the city鈥檚 landmark buildings, Parque de Bombas and Catedral Nuestra Se帽ora鈥
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Ponce帽os (people from Ponce) claim that the eye-popping Parque de Bombas is Puerto Rico鈥檚 most frequently photographed building, which is not too hard to鈥
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The overgrown coffee fields and quaint historical buildings of Hacienda Buena Vista make this one of Puerto Rico's best-preserved 19th-century coffee鈥
Museo de la M煤sica Puertorrique帽a
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This spacious pink villa designed by Juan Bertoli Calderoni, father of Puerto Rico鈥檚 neoclassical style, offers one of Ponce鈥檚 best museum experiences. A鈥
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Commonly known as 鈥楲a Guancha,鈥 this rebuilt public boardwalk is around 3 miles south of the city center near the relatively lonely Ponce Hilton and the鈥
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Ponce's history museum is extensive for a city of fewer than 200,0000 people 鈥 evidence of the city鈥檚 reverence for the past. Located in the Casa Salazar 鈥
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