Punta del Morro
Punta del Morro is a cape in San Juan, Northern Coast. Punta del Morro is situated nearby to the neighborhood La Perla, as well as near the quarter San Juan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort San Felipe del Morro and Castillo del Morro Lighthouse.
Fort San Felipe del Morro
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Castillo San Felipe del Morro, most commonly known as El Morro, is a large fortress and citadel in the Old San Juan historic quarter of San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico.
Castillo del Morro Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Faro del Castillo San Felipe del Morro, also known as Puerto San Juan Light, and most commonly referred to as Faro del Morro, is a lighthouse atop the walls of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Old San Juan.
Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery is a colonial-era Catholic cemetery located in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the final resting place of many of Puerto Rico's most prominent natives and residents.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Perla and San Juan.
La Perla
Neighborhood
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La Perla is a historic neighborhood located in the northern historic city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, 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.
San Juan
Quarter
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Old San Juan is a historic district or quarter located at the "northwest triangle" of San Juan Islet in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios of barrio San Juan Antiguo in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Cataño
Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0.
Cataño is a small municipality and town in the Northern Coast region of Puerto Rico, across from Old San Juan in the Bay of San Juan.
Punta del Morro
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: San Juan, Northern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.47133° or 18° 28′ 17″ northLongitude
-66.12433° or 66° 7′ 28″ westElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
77CMFVCG+G7GeoNames ID
4566340
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