San Juan (/ˌsæn ˈhwɑːn/; Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ ˈxwan], Saint John) is the capital and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico ("Rich Port City"). Puerto Rico's capital is the second oldest European-established capital city in the Americas, after Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic.
Population: 418,140
Latitude: 18° 27' 58.79" N
Longitude: -66° 06' 20.59" W
Academia del Perpetuo Socorro (Spanish: "Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help") was founded in 1921 as a Catholic parochial school of the Perpetuo Socorro Parish at the Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The school is located in Miramar in Puert…
The Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center, or Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré (CBA) in Spanish, is a multi-use performance centre located Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. It features three main concert and theater halls for plays, ballet, operas…
The Isleta de San Juan is a 3-square-mile (7.8 km2) island off the coast of Puerto Rico, connected to the mainland by bridges and a causeway. It is the site of Old San Juan, the historic quadrant of the territory's capital, San Juan. Its eastern par…
Fortín San Juan de la Cruz (Fort Saint John of the Cross), known locally as El Cañuelo, was built on Isla de Cabras Island at the western end of the entrance to San Juan bay, in Puerto Rico. The square coastal fort has massive sandstone walls that d…
Roberto Clemente Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Roberto Clemente) is a multi-purpose stadium in Carolina, Puerto Rico. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home of Gigantes de Carolina.
Hotel El Convento is a hotel in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico located in an old monastery, adjoining the San Juan Cathedral square, the cathedral being second oldest cathedral in the Western Hemisphere.
Ballajá Barracks (or Cuartel de Ballajá in Spanish) is a military barracks located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was built from 1854 to 1864 for the Spanish troops established on the island and their families.
The Puerto Rican Athenaeum —or Ateneo Puertorriqueño in Spanish— is one of Puerto Rico's chief cultural institutions.
WKAQ-FM (104.7 FM, "KQ105 FM") along with it satellite WUKQ-FM (98.7 FM) are a pair of radio stations in Puerto Rico broadcasting a contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, WKAQ-FM serves the eastern half of the island while…
WFID (95.7 FM, "Fidelity") is a radio station licensed to serve Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico established in 1958. As of 2015 it was owned by the Uno Radio Group, and the broadcast license held by Madifide, Inc.
Puerto Rico National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery located in the city of Bayamón, in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It encompasses 108.2 acres (43.8 ha) of land, and as of the end of 2005, had 44,722 interments.
Puerto Rico Highway 66 (unsigned Interstate PR3) is a main tollway which parallels Puerto Rico Highway 3 going from the city of Carolina, Puerto Rico via a 3 loops cloverleaf interchange with PR-26 and PR-3, a major exit in the form of a Trumpet int…
Río Piedras Pueblo, (officially just "Pueblo"), is one of eighteen barrios in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Mario Morales Coliseum (Spanish: Coliseo Mario Morales) is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. It used mainly for basketball, but it can also be used for volleyball.
Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola is a Catholic Jesuit college-preparatory school founded by the Society of Jesus in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1952. Colegio San Ignacio is an academic institution on the island that has educated some influential and outst…
WUNO (630 AM, "Noti Uno Metro") is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, it serves the Puerto Rico area.
WRTU (89.7 FM) is a National Public Radio member station broadcasting a variety format.
WRSJ (1560 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The station is owned by International Broadcasting Corporation.