Río Piedras Antiguo

Río Piedras Antiguo is one of the 6 subbarrios of Pueblo, a barrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was, at one time, a subdivision of Río Piedras, a former municipality of Puerto Rico.

Type: Locality
Description: subbarrio in Pueblo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Also known as: “Rio Piedras Antiguo Subbarrio”, “Río Piedras Antiguo Subbarrio”, “Río Piedras Antiguo, Puerto Rico”, “Río Piedras Antiguo, Río Piedras”, and “Río Piedras Antiguo, San Juan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hiram Bithorn Stadium and José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum.

Hiram Bithorn Stadium

Stadium

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Hiram Bithorn Stadium, popularly known as the Bithorn, is the largest multi-purpose baseball stadium in Puerto Rico since opening in 1962. Located in the Hato Rey business center of San Juan, the capital municipality of the archipelago and island, the stadium is named after the first Puerto Rican to play in Major League Baseball, pitcher Hiram Bithorn, who debuted with the Chicago Cubs in 1942.

José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum

Photo: Mtmelendez, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum of Puerto Rico is the largest multi-purpose indoor arena in Puerto Rico since opening in 2004. Located in the Milla de Oro financial district of the Hato Rey business center in San Juan, the capital municipality of the…

José M. Lázaro Library

Library

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santurce and Las Casas.

Santurce

Suburb

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Santurce is the largest and most populated barrio of the municipality of San Juan, the capital city of Puerto Rico. With a population of 69,469 in 2020, Santurce is also one of the most densely populated areas of the main island of Puerto Rico with a population larger than most municipalities of the territory. Santurce is situated 6 km north of Río Piedras Antiguo.