La Garita

La Garita is a restaurant in San Juan, Northern Coast. La Garita is situated nearby to the park Parque Los Ramírez, as well as near the church Convento de los Dominicos.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plaza del Quinto Centenario and San José Church.

Plaza del Quinto Centenario

Park

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Plaza del Quinto Centenario, also Plaza del V Centenario, popularly referred to as Plaza del Tótem, is a modern square in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, inaugurated in 1992 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the European discovery and Spanish conquest of Puerto Rico and the Americas and the first European settlement of San Juan.

San José Church

Church

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San José Church, located in Old San Juan, the historic colonial zone of the capital of Puerto Rico, is one of the first significant works of architecture on the island, and one of the earliest surviving examples of 16th-century Spanish Gothic architecture in the Western Hemisphere. San José Church is situated 150 metres south of La Garita.

Fort San Felipe del Morro

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Castillo San Felipe del Morro, most commonly known as El Morro, is a large fortress and citadel in the Old San Juan historic quarter of San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico. Fort San Felipe del Morro is situated 650 metres west of La Garita.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Perla and San Juan.

La Perla

Neighborhood

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La Perla is a historic neighborhood located in the northern historic city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, stretching about 650 yards along the rocky Atlantic coast immediately east of the Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery and down the slope from Calle Norzagaray.

San Juan

Quarter

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Old San Juan is a historic district or quarter located at the "northwest triangle" of San Juan Islet in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios of barrio San Juan Antiguo in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.