El Tuque

El Tuque is a beach and family recreational and tourist complex in the Punta Cucharas sector of Barrio Canas in . It was designed in the early 1960s by Luis Flores, an architect from .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: beach in Ponce, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: Balneario El Tuque”, “El Tuque Beach”, “Playa El Tuque”, and “Tuque

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estadio Francisco Montaner and Ponce Health Sciences University.

Stadium
The is a multi-use in , . It is home to the Leones de Ponce team of the Puerto Rico Baseball League and FC Leones of the Puerto Rico Soccer League. is situated 3 km northeast of El Tuque.

University
The , formerly Ponce School of Medicine & Health Sciences, is a private, for-profit university with its main campus in . is situated 4 km east of El Tuque.

El Tuque

Latitude
17.98691° or 17° 59′ 13″ north
Longitude
-66.65684° or 66° 39′ 25″ west
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
779MX8PV+Q7
Geo­Names ID
4568458
Wiki­data ID
Q426976
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“El Tuque” goes by many names.

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