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Centro Cultural Carmen Solá de Pereira de Ponce

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Centro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Solá de Pereira in Barrio Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC01933)
Centro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Solá de Pereira in Barrio Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC01933)

Centro Cultural Carmen Solá de Pereira de Ponce (English: Carmen Solá de Pereira Ponce Cultural Center) is the cultural center of the city of Ponce, and is located at 70 Cristina street in the Ponce Historic Zone, in Barrio Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico. The Center is located in a structure designed in 1870, and it is currently used for educational and cultural activities as well as for art exhibits. Centro Cultural de Ponce was founded on 12 November 1963.

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Centro Cultural Carmen Solá de Pereira de Ponce
Calle Willie Vicens Tous (Calle Cristina), Ponce Tercero (Tercero)

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Calle Willie Vicens Tous (Calle Cristina) 70
00730 Ponce, Tercero (Tercero)
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Centro Cultural de Ponce Carmen Solá de Pereira in Barrio Tercero, Ponce, Puerto Rico (DSC01933)
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