Parque de las Palomas

Parque de las Palomas is a park in , . Parque de las Palomas is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the neighborhood .
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Pigeon Park”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest

Highlights include Capilla del Cristo and San Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist.

Church
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, also called Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud is a small chapel / museum located in Old , . Built in the 18th century and saved from demolition in the 20th century and preserved, the structure has become a cultural icon of Puerto Rico.

Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, officially known as the Minor Basilica of Saint John the Baptist and Parish of Our Lady of Remedies, is the cathedral for the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico.

Museum
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is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan and La Perla.

Quarter
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Old is a historic district or quarter located at the "northwest triangle" of 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.

Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0.
is a small municipality and town in the region of , across from Old San Juan in the Bay of San Juan.

Parque de las Palomas

Latitude
18.46399° or 18° 27′ 50″ north
Longitude
-66.11812° or 66° 7′ 5″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
77CMFV7J+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 196604231
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4566612
Wiki­data ID
Q49539753
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Parque de las Palomas” goes by many names.

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