La Perla

La Perla is a small historic neighborhood in in northeastern , located within the districts of San Cristóbal and Mercado of barrio in , the capital city and municipality.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 338 residents
  • Description: community in San Juan Antiguo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “La Perla, Puerto Rico”, “La Perla, San Juan”, “La Perla, San Juan, Puerto Rico”, and “La Perla, Viejo San Juan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist and Castillo San Cristóbal.

Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, officially known as the Minor Basilica of Saint John the Baptist and Parish of Our Lady of Remedies, is the cathedral for the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico.

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is a fortress in the historic quarter of , the capital municipality of , known for being the largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World.

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Castillo San Felipe del Morro, most commonly known as El Morro, is a large fortress and citadel in the historic quarter of , the capital city and municipality of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan and Isla Grande.

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

Neighborhood
is one of 40 subbarrios of , in . Recently named the Convention Center District or "Distrito del Centro de Convenciones: it is bounded by , and the or Laguna del Condado. is situated 3 km southeast of La Perla.

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is a small municipality and town in the region of , across from Old San Juan in the Bay of San Juan.

La Perla

Latitude
18.46874° or 18° 28′ 8″ north
Longitude
-66.11532° or 66° 6′ 55″ west
Population
338
Open location code
77CMFV9M+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3729405285
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q6464362
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Spanish—“La Perla” goes by many names.

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