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El Malecon

El Malecon is a building in , . El Malecon is situated nearby to the theater building , as well as near the government office .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castillo San Cristóbal and Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico.

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is a fortress in the historic quarter of , the capital municipality of , known for being the largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World. is situated 390 metres north of El Malecon.

Government office
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The , located at Avenida Ponce de León 1 in , is a Beaux Arts architecture style building dating from 1917. is situated 260 metres north of El Malecon.

Theater building
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Teatro Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, is the oldest free-standing drama stage building located in . It is named after Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, a Puerto Rican poet and dramatist. is situated 220 metres northwest of El Malecon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan and La Perla.

Quarter
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Old is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle" of the in . Its area roughly correlates to the , , Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios of barrio in the municipality of .

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood located in the northern historic city of , , stretching about 650 yards along the rocky Atlantic coast immediately east of the Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery and down the slope from Calle Norzagaray.

Neighborhood
is one of 40 subbarrios of , in . Recently named the Convention Center District or "Distrito del Centro de Convenciones: it is bounded by , and the or Laguna del Condado.

El Malecon

Latitude
18.46383° or 18° 27′ 50″ north
Longitude
-66.111° or 66° 6′ 40″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
77CMFV7Q+GH
Geo­Names ID
4564205
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