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 .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach in Ponce, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Balneario El Tuque”, “El Tuque Beach”, and “Playa El Tuque”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Isla de Ratones and Peñón de Ponce.

Islet
Photo: Tito Caraballo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small uninhabited off the southern coast of , off the coast of . The island is part of barrio Canas in the municipality of Ponce.

Peak
is a boulder in the municipality of , located in the western coastal section of the municipality, in Sector Punta Cucharas, , immediately north of Puerto Rico Highway 2, kilometer 220.1.

El Tuque

Latitude
17.97222° or 17° 58′ 20″ north
Longitude
-66.678° or 66° 40′ 41″ west
Open location code
779MX8CC+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357271472
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Wiki­data ID
Q426976
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Satellite Map

Discover El Tuque from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

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

Places with the Same Name

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