Malecón


The seaside promenade at Playa Salinas runs alongside the strip of seafood restaurants. Along its length, there are public gardens, restrooms and a stage for performances. It's particularly pleasant in the cooler evening air, when it fills with strolling visitors and locals.


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1. Aguirre

5.05 MILES

Crumbling monuments to the sugar industry are evident everywhere in Puerto Rico's southeast, but there’s no more heartbreaking reminder of departed ‘King…

3. Iglesia San Blas

8.92 MILES

On the plaza in central Coamo is one of Puerto Rico's more interesting provincial churches. This Catholic church contains paintings by island masters…

4. Mirador La Piedra Degetau

11.59 MILES

This nest of boulders crests a hilltop alongside the Ruta Panorámica (Hwy 7718 here), just south of Aibonito. Once the ‘thinking place’ of Ponce-born…

5. Centro de Bellas Artes

12.04 MILES

This fine-arts center stands west of town in the former home of the Puerto Rican High Court. The collection focuses on emerging and established Puerto…

6. Museo Casa Cautiño

12.45 MILES

On the northern side of the plaza, this museum was built as a criollo-style town house in 1887 to house the wealthy Cautiño family, who profited from cane…

7. Cañón de San Cristóbal

14.17 MILES

The St Christopher canyon is so unexpected – both in location and appearance – that it takes many a breath away. The deep green chasm seemingly drops out…

8. Isla Caja de Muertos

15.11 MILES

The name for this island off shore from Ponce translates as 'coffin island' – at one point it was supposedly thought that its silhouette resembled a…