Cruceta del Vigía
Cruceta del Vigía is a 100 feet tall cross located atop Cerro del Vigía in Ponce, Puerto Rico, across from Museo Castillo Serrallés. It houses a tourist center at its base, a ten-story vertical tower, and a horizontal sky bridge that has panoramic views of the city of Ponce and the Caribbean Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tower
- Description: tall cross located atop Cerro del Vigía in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Cruceta del Vigia”, “Cruz de Vigia”, “Cruz del Vigia”, “El Vigia Observation Tower”, “La Cruzette del Vigia”, and “Vigia’s Cross”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Serralles Castle and Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro.
Serralles Castle
Castle
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Castillo Serrallés is a mansion located in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, overlooking the downtown area. It was built during the 1930s for Juan Eugenio Serrallés, son of businessman Juan Serrallés, founder of Destilería Serrallés. Serralles Castle is situated 300 metres south of Cruceta del Vigía.
Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro
Cemetery
The Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro 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. Panteón Nacional Román Baldorioty de Castro is situated 620 metres southeast of Cruceta del Vigía.
Cruceta del Vigía
- Category: architectural structure
- Location: Portugués Urbano, Ponce, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Cruceta del Vigía” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cruceta del Vigía”
- Spanish: “Cruceta del Vigia”
- Spanish: “Cruceta del Vigía”
- Spanish: “Cruceta El Vigia”
- Spanish: “Cruceta El Vigía”
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