Articles in Puerto Rico ( 417 )

417 Articles of interest in Puerto Rico

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  • Ponce Health Sciences University

    The Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU), formerly Ponce School of Medicine & Health Sciences, is a private university located in the city of Ponce in Puerto Rico. It was inaugurated in 1977. It holds nationally accredited graduate programs in th…

  • 1918 San Fermín earthquake

    The San Fermín earthquake, also known as the Puerto Rico earthquake of 1918, struck the island of Puerto Rico at 10:15 am on October 11. The magnitude for the earthquake measured 7.5 on the surface wave magnitude scale and level IX on the Rossi-Fore…

  • WSTE-DT

    WSTE-DT, channel 7, is an independent television station that is licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico. The station is owned by Univision Communications, as part of a duopoly with Univision owned-and-operated station WLII-DT (channel 11) and is also sister…

  • Crash Boat Beach

    Crash Boat Beach or Playa Crash Boat is a beach located in the northwestern Puerto Rican municipality of Aguadilla. It occupies the site of a former military port used to rescue downed air crews from Ramey Air Force Base and still retains some remai…

  • WJPX

    WJPX is a full-power television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 24, digital 21, which is the island's affiliate for MundoFox, the Spanish language sister network to the English language network Fox.

  • San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

    The San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (SJBSOM) is a private U.S. medical school, located in Caguas, Puerto Rico. It formally opened its doors in 1978. The school grants the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Master in Public Health (M.P.H.) and Bachelor …

  • Plaza del Caribe

    Plaza del Caribe is an enclosed shopping mall located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is owned by Empresas Fonalledas and it is the largest mall in southern Puerto Rico.

  • WSJU-TV

    WSJU-TV is a full-power television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over channel 30. During most of the 2000s (decade), the station's programming mostly consisted of music videos until it became an affiliate of Spanish Broadcasting Syst…

  • WOLE-DT

    WOLE-DT is a full-power Univision-affiliated television station licensed to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 12. The station has its studios in Aguadilla and its main offices are located in the Westernbank Building in downtow…

  • University of Puerto Rico at Ponce

    The University of Puerto Rico in Ponce (UPRP or UPR-Ponce) is a state university located in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. UPRP is the only campus of the University of Puerto Rico System in the southern region of the island.

  • San Juan Botanical Garden

    The San Juan Botanical Garden, also known as the Botanical Garden of the University of Puerto Rico, is located in the Caribbean city of San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico. This lush 300-acre (1.2 km2) “urban garden” of native and exotic flora serves a…

  • Plaza Colón

    Plaza Colón is the main plaza in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. This plaza and its fountain commemorate the explorer Christopher Columbus, whose name in Spanish was Cristóbal Colón. The plaza presents the traditional urban relationship in Puerto…

  • Eugenio María de Hostos Airport

    Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (IATA: MAZ, ICAO: TJMZ, FAA LID: MAZ) is a small public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The airport is named after the celebrated Mayagü…

  • Boquerón, Cabo Rojo

    Boquerón is a beach village located in the town of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The village is one of the main tourist attractions in the southwestern part of the island.

  • WTCV

    WTCV is a full-service television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 32. The station serves as an owned and operated station of Spanish Broadcasting System's Mega TV network, since September 11, 2014. WVEO is a full-s…

  • Teatro Tapia

    Teatro Alejandro Tapia y Rivera (commonly referred as "Teatro Tapia"), is among the oldest free-standing drama stage buildings under U.S. flag still in use. It is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  • Puerto Rico Highway 53

    Puerto Rico Highway 53 (unsigned Interstate PR3) is a main tollway that is parallel to Puerto Rico Highway 3, which goes from Fajardo to Salinas. Some segments are still in planning, but when finished it will have about 59 miles (95 km) of length. T…

  • La Guancha (Ponce, Puerto Rico)

    The La Guancha Recreational and Cultural Complex (Spanish: Complejo Recreational y Cultural La Guancha) is a sector located in barrio Playa in Ponce, Puerto Rico with family recreational and cultural facilities that opened on June 23, 1998. The high…

  • Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico

    Cupey is the largest barrio in the municipality of San Juan, and the third most populous with 36,659 inhabitants according to Census 2000. The territorial land area of Cupey is 7.49 square miles (19.40 km²). It is bound by the municipality of Caguas…

  • Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez

    Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (English: Ruben Rodríguez Coliseum) is an indoor sporting arena in Puerto Rico. The coliseum was dedicated to Rubén Rodríguez (former player of the Bayamón Cowboys). It is located in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It can accommodate u…

  • Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport

    Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (IATA: CPX, ICAO: TJCP, FAA LID: CPX) is a public use airport located on the island of Culebra in Puerto Rico. The airport is owned by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated…

  • WMTJ

    WMTJ is an educational, full-service, PBS member television station licensed to Fajardo, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 16. The station is owned by the Ana G. Méndez University System and is branded as Sistema TV.

  • WMEI

    WMEI is a television station in Arecibo, Puerto Rico that broadcasts over digital channel 14. The station is owned by Corporate Media Consultants Group, LLC which 51% is owned by Power Television International and 49% is owned by Max Media. it is Br…

  • Rio de la Plata (Puerto Rico)

    The Rio de la Plata is the longest river in the island of Puerto Rico. It is located in the north coast of the island. It flows from south to north, and drains into the Atlantic Ocean about 11 miles (18 km) west of San Juan.