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Caparra Archaeological Site

Caparra is an archaeological site containing the remains of Caparra, the first European settlement in the main island of . Located in the municipality of on the grounds of the Museo de la Conquista y Colonización, it is centered around the…
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: former settlement in Guaynabo municipality, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Caparra”, “Caparra Archeological Site”, “Caparra Ruins”, “Las Ruinas de Caparra”, and “Ruinas de Caparra”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Academia San José and San Patricio Plaza.

School
High School was a Christian school, located in Villa Caparra, Puerto Rico. The school was officially shut down in May 2021 after years of financial issues. is situated 130 metres southeast of Caparra Archaeological Site.

Shopping center
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is a 640,000 square feet three-level enclosed shopping mall located in Guaynabo, . The mall is located at the intersection of PR-2, PR-23, and PR-20, and has over 120 stores with its anchors being T.J. is situated 1 km northeast of Caparra Archaeological Site.

Metro station
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Torrimar is a rapid transit station in San Juan agglomeration, . It is located between and stations on the sole line of the Tren Urbano system, in barrio of . is situated 1½ km south of Caparra Archaeological Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cataño and Bayamón.

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is a small municipality and town in the region of , across from Old San Juan in the Bay of San Juan.

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is a municipality in the San Juan metropolitan area and the second largest city in with about 185,000 residents. It is in the region and has a small historic downtown, numerous parks, malls and family attractions.

Neighborhood
is one of the forty subbarrios of . It comprises the area demarcated by the Luis Muñoz Rivera Expressway on the south, Calle Cerra on the west, Avenida Las Palmas on the north, and Avenida Roberto H. is situated 6 km northeast of Caparra Archaeological Site.

Caparra Archaeological Site

Latitude
18.40519° or 18° 24′ 19″ north
Longitude
-66.11365° or 66° 6′ 49″ west
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
77CMCV4P+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 431760766
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
4565987
Wiki­data ID
Q3656765
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Caparra Archaeological Site” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Caparra”
  • Catalan: “Ruïnes de Caparra”
  • Chinese: “卡帕拉”
  • Chinese: “卡帕拉遺址”
  • Dutch: “Caparra Archaeological Site”
  • Irish: “Caparra”
  • Italian: “Caparra”
  • Japanese: “カパラ”
  • Spanish: “Caparra”
  • Spanish: “Sitio arqueologico de Caparra”
  • Spanish: “Sitio arqueológico de Caparra”
  • Vietnamese: “Địa điểm khảo cổ Caparra”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Villa Verde and Garden Hills.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as PR-2 (Carr. Militar) & C. B and Condominio Villa Caparra Plaza.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Caparra Archaeological Site”. Photo: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 3.0.