El Tuque
El Tuque is a beach and family recreational and tourist complex in the Punta Cucharas sector of Barrio Canas in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was designed in the early 1960s by Luis Flores, an architect from Cayey, Puerto Rico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Estadio Francisco Montaner
Stadium
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The Estadio Francisco Montaner is a multi-use stadium in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is home to the Leones de Ponce team of the Puerto Rico Baseball League and FC Leones of the Puerto Rico Soccer League. Estadio Francisco Montaner is situated 3 km northeast of El Tuque.
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. Ponce Health Sciences University is situated 4 km east of El Tuque.
El Tuque
- Category: beach
- Location: Canas, Ponce, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“El Tuque” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Balneario El Tuque”
- Dutch: “El Tuque”
- Spanish: “Balneario El Tuque (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “El Tuque (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “El Tuque”
- Spanish: “Playa El Tuque (Puerto Rico)”
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