Castillo Serralles, Ponce
Castillo Serralles in Ponce is the Grand House that rum built. The house was built back in the 1930’s by the Serralles family who made their money growing sugar cane and producing fine Puerto Rican rum.
Parque de Bombas, Ponce
September 22, 2011 by Coqui · Leave a Comment
Parque de Bombas is one of the most recognized buildings in Ponce and is probably up there with El Morro Fort when it comes to landmarks of Puerto Rico. The building was designed and built for the 1882 Exhibition Trade Fair and by 1885 it had become known as Ponce’s official fire station. Today, Parque [...]
Big Picture: Paseo Del Morro
September 14, 2011 by Coqui · 2 Comments
One of my favorite places in Old San Juan is Paseo del Morro. It’s a great spot for some awesome views of El Morro Fort and a great spot to catch the sun setting
Museo de Vida Silvestre, San Juan
September 9, 2011 by Coqui · Leave a Comment
You will know it as the The Museo de Vida Silvestre or Wildlife Museum or even that building with the enormous elephant in front. For locals this is a great place to bring your children to learn about animals and habitats from around the world. For visitors to Puerto Rico, this makes for a great [...]
Hurricane Irene in Puerto Rico: The Aftermath
August 26, 2011 by Coqui · 4 Comments
I know I know, before you head for the comments; Hurricane Irene was actually Tropical Storm Irene when it made landfall in Puerto Rico. But Irene was still packing 70mph winds (just 5mph short of Category 1 Hurricane) and it did in fact become a Category 1 Hurricane as it was leaving Puerto Rico Tropical [...]
Vloggers in Paradise; Starring…
August 17, 2011 by Coqui · 5 Comments
Question: What do you get when you bring 6 popular online video bloggers (Vloggers) to Puerto Rico, give them 48hrs and a limit budget to film around Puerto Rico Answer: Thanks to the San Juan Marriott, you get 6 awesome unique videos capturing the best of Puerto Rico The Vloggers in Paradise Challenge was sponsored [...]
Cataño Ferry
August 2, 2011 by Coqui · Leave a Comment
The locals call the Cataño Ferry, La Lancha de Cataño and it crosses the San Juan Bay between Pier 2 in Old San Juan over to the ferry terminal in Cataño. It’s a short 5 minute ferry ride with the ferry running every 15 to 30 minutes depending on the day of the week and [...]
Leatherback Sea Turtles of Puerto Rico
July 21, 2011 by Coqui · 2 Comments
Nature is amazing, it’s all around us, but how many of us really take time to see and enjoy it? Sometimes it takes one of nature’s miracles to jolt us into really seeing just what is out there. Some folks on a San Juan beach this month were lucky enough to witness one of nature’s [...]
Condado Food Festival 2011
July 12, 2011 by Coqui · 3 Comments
Ashford Avenue in the Condado District of San Juan will be tantalizing your taste buds during this week’s Condado Food Festival. Starting on Thursday July 14 until Sunday July 17 a host of Condado restaurants will be showcasing their dishes and culinary expertise. The event was originally scheduled for May but adverse weather conditions forced [...]
Big Picture: Images of Puerto Rico 1
July 8, 2011 by Coqui · 2 Comments
