Ancones
Ancones is a barrio in the municipality of San Germán, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,386.- Type: barrio of Puerto Rico
- Description: barrio in San Germán, Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Ancones Barrio”, “Ancones, Puerto Rico”, “Ancones, San Germán”, and “Ancones, San Germán, Puerto Rico”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Porta Coeli and Guanajibo River.
Porta Coeli
Museum
Photo: Jmoliver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porta Coeli, "Latin for "Heaven Gate", is the name given today to the former Church and Convent of Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli, particularly to its remaining church building, which today is the sole surviving structure of the convent and host of the Religious Art Museum of Porta Coeli.
Guanajibo River
River
Photo: Jerjes Medina Albino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Guanajibo River is a river that runs through Hormigueros, Cabo Rojo, Mayagüez, San Germán, and Sabana Grande in Puerto Rico.
Colegio San José
School
The Colegio San José was a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic college preparatory school located in the city of San Germán, Puerto Rico.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lajas and Lajas Arriba.
Lajas
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Lajas is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located on the island's southwestern coast and valley of the same name. It belongs to the Porta del Sol tourism region and it is famous for its beaches, keys, mangrove forests and its bioluminescent bay.
Lajas Arriba
Suburb
Lajas Arriba is a barrio in the municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 2,456. Lajas Arriba is situated 5 km southeast of Ancones.
Ancones
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Ancones” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ancones Barrio (baranggay sa San Germán Municipio)”
- Cebuano: “Ancones Barrio”
- Spanish: “Ancones (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Ancones (San Germán)”
- Spanish: “Ancones”
- Spanish: “Barrio Ancones”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as San German and Hospital Concepcion.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museo de Arte Alfredo Ramirez de Arrellano and Museo de Arte Religloso Iglesia de Porta Coeli.
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