Portugués River
Río Portugués is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. In the 19th century, it was also known as Río de Ponce. Twenty-one bridges for motor vehicle traffic span Río Portugués in the municipality of Ponce alone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Baramaya River”, “Rio Portugues”, “Río Portugués”, “Rio Portugues (Pre-channelized)”, “Río Portugués (Pre-channelized)”, and “Tibes River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include United States Customs House and Ponce Health Sciences University.
United States Customs House
Police station
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The U.S. Customs House, located at Bonaire and Aduana streets in barrio La Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico, is the oldest customs house in Puerto Rico, and the only one of its type under the U.S. flag.
Ponce Health Sciences University
University
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The Ponce Health Sciences University, formerly Ponce School of Medicine & Health Sciences, is a private, for-profit university with its main campus in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Plaza del Caribe
Shopping center
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Plaza del Caribe is an enclosed shopping mall located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is owned by Empresas Fonalledas, and is the largest mall in southern Puerto Rico.
Portugués River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ponce, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Portugués River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Portugués River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Riu Portugues”
- Catalan: “riu Portugués”
- Catalan: “Riu Portugués”
- Cebuano: “Río Portugués”
- Chinese: “波图格斯河”
- Dutch: “Río Portugués”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ريو پورتوجويس”
- German: “Río Portugués”
- Spanish: “Río Baramaya (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Río Baramaya”
- Spanish: “Río Portugués (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Río Portugués”
- Spanish: “Río Tibes (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Río Tibes”
- Venetian: “Río Portugués”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barriada El Caribe and Playa de Ponce.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Playa De Ponce and Ponce Mall Shopping Center.
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