Parque de Bombas
The Parque de Bombas is a historic former fire station in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is one of Puerto Rico's most notable buildings, with some considering it "by far the most easily recognized landmark in the Island." The Parque de Bombas is located at the Plaza Las Delicias town square, directly behind Ponce Cathedral.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: historic fire station in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Antiguo Parque de Bombas” and “Ponce fire station”
- Historically known as: “Former Ponce Fire Station”
- Address: Calle Dr. José Celso Barbosa (Calle Marina), Ponce, PR 00730
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe and Plaza Las Delicias.
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Church
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, or simply Ponce Cathedral, is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce located in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Plaza Las Delicias
Park
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Plaza Las Delicias is the main plaza in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The square is notable for its fountains and for the various monuments it contains.
Plaza Degetau
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plaza Degetau, formally Plaza Federico Degetau, is the larger of two plazas at Plaza Las Delicias, the main city square in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Parque de Bombas
- Categories: fire station, museum building, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ponce, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.01191° or 18° 0′ 43″ northLongitude
-66.61374° or 66° 36′ 50″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Inception
1883Open location code
77CM296P+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 88319416OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Parque de Bombas” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Parque de Bombas”
- Cebuano: “Parque de Bombas”
- Dutch: “Parque de Bombas”
- French: “Parque de Bombas”
- Spanish: “Museo Parque de Bombas”
- Spanish: “Parque de Bombas de Ponce”
- Spanish: “Parque de Bombas”
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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 “Parque de Bombas”. Photo: Jmoliver, CC BY-SA 3.0.