| Complejo Recreativo y Cultural La Guancha La Guancha Recreational and Cultural Complex | |
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 Paseo Tablado La Guancha, the centerpice of the La Guancha Recreational Complex | |
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| Type | Passive park |
| Location | Bario Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 17°57′55.3674″N 66°36′52.128″W / 17.965379833°N 66.61448000°W |
| Area | approx 20 cuerdas |
| Created | 23 June 1998 |
| Operated by | Autonomous Municipality of Ponce |
| Status | Open every day |
| Parking | Several areas with parking for about 900 vehicles |
| Part of a series on |
| Tourism in Puerto Rico |
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| Tourism Regions |
| Beaches |
| Caves |
| Cays and islets |
| Convention centers |
| Culture |
| Islands |
The Complejo Recreativo y Cultural La Guancha (English: La Guancha Recreational and Cultural Complex) is a recreational complex in barrio Playa in Ponce, Puerto Rico, with family recreational and cultural facilities that opened on 23 June 1998.[1] The highlight of the complex is the Paseo Tablado La Guancha, which is flanked by a beach, an observation tower, an amphitheater, and 24 open-air kiosks.[2] It was developed during the administration of Mayor Rafael Cordero Santiago.[3] In October 2017, after Hurricane Maria, it closed to the public to undergo repairs but, as of January 2020, when the area suffered severe damage due to the 2020 Puerto Rico earthquakes, no repairs had been made and, as of 17 June 2020, it remained closed.[4] By late 2020 arrangements were made for the merchants that operated from waterfront kiosks to reopen their businesses out of provisional facilities at a temporary location away from the waterfront while reconstruction of the waterfront area takes place.
- ^ Inauguran Complejo de Recreacion La Guancha. El Nuevo Dia. 15 June 1998.[permanent dead link] (In Spanish.)
- ^ Mejoras para La Guancha de Ponce. El Sur a la Vista. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ Recuerdan en Ponce al León Mayor. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 19 October 2010. Accessed 13 March 2018.
- ^ Se esfuma la abultada cartera de activos turísticos de la ciudad. Jason Rodriguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 37, Issue 1907. 17 to 23 June 2020. pp. 2-3. Accessed 17 June 2020.