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Hotel Ponce Intercontinental

1960 establishments in Puerto Rico1960 in Puerto RicoDefunct hotelsHotel buildings completed in 1960Hotels established in 1960
Hotels in Ponce, Puerto RicoInterContinental hotelsUnused buildings in Puerto Rico
Antiguo Hotel Ponce Intercontinental sobre el monte El Vigia, Barrio Portugues Urbano, en Ponce, PR (DSC05049Z)
Antiguo Hotel Ponce Intercontinental sobre el monte El Vigia, Barrio Portugues Urbano, en Ponce, PR (DSC05049Z)

The Hotel Ponce Intercontinental (also known as "El Ponce") is an abandoned hotel with a still existing structure at Cerro del Vigía in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The structure is considered a historic landmark and a national icon in the city of Ponce and Puerto Rico. The property is currently owned by Misla Hospitality Group, a family of local Ponce investors who bought it from CBC Development. Its architecture is classical modern. When it opened, in 1960, it became the first modern hotel in the city.

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Hotel Ponce Intercontinental
Ponce Portugués Urbano (Portugués Urbano)

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N 18.0215 ° E -66.620719444444 °
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00730 Ponce, Portugués Urbano (Portugués Urbano)
Puerto Rico, United States
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Antiguo Hotel Ponce Intercontinental sobre el monte El Vigia, Barrio Portugues Urbano, en Ponce, PR (DSC05049Z)
Antiguo Hotel Ponce Intercontinental sobre el monte El Vigia, Barrio Portugues Urbano, en Ponce, PR (DSC05049Z)
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Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro
Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro

The Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro (English: Román Baldorioty de Castro National Pantheon) is a tract of land in Barrio Segundo of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, originally designed as the city's cemetery, but later converted into what has come to be a famous burial place. Established in 1842, it is Puerto Rico's first (and only) national pantheon. It is the only cemetery dedicated as a museum in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Prior to being dedicated as a Panteón Nacional, it was known as Cementerio Viejo or as Cementerio Antiguo de Ponce, and is listed under that name on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The Pantheon is named after Román Baldorioty de Castro, a prolific Puerto Rican politician, and firm believer of Puerto Rican autonomy and independence. His remains are located here. The Pantheon also houses a small museum about the history of autonomism in the Island, and it is currently used both as a park and a venue for the expression of culture and the arts. It is called the Museo del Autonomismo Puertorriqueño. Prior to being turned into a National Pantheon in 1991, it was known as Antiguo Cementerio de Ponce (Ponce's Old Cemetery), to differentiate it from the newer (though now also over 100 years old) Cementerio Civil de Ponce (Ponce Civil Cemetery). Built in 1842, after the design of Antonio Torruella, the cemetery was enlarged in 1864, following the design of Nieto Blajol Iglesia. It closed in 1918.