Ever wonder how can you maximize your visit to Tybee Island? We have gathered the best insider tips so you can plan a dream trip to one of the most unique places you'll ever visit. BEST PLACE TO LAY DOWN YOUR TOWEL Park near the Tybee Beach Beach and Pavilion ( Tybrisa St, Tybee Island, GA 31328) use the bridge in front of the Tybee Island Marine Center turn right and walk towards the rock formation close to the sand dunes. This portion of the beach has a smoother sand, lots of shallow areas that are perfect for little kids to bathe safely, is less crowded, and because it's close to the sand dunes you will see a large variety of seaside birds.
With a population of 194,636, Ponce is Puerto Rico's second largest
city (San Juan is the first and Mayaguez is the third). Ponce is where I spent the majority of my teenage years and is the city were both of my children were born.
Ponce is commonly known by several names:
"La Perla del Sur" (Pearl of the South),
"La Ciudad de los Leones" (City of Lions), or
"La Ciudad de las Quenepas" (Genip City).
Ponce is also known as the "Ciudad Señorial" (Majestic or Noble City),
because of its many beautiful neoclassical buildings and facades.
Ponce was founded in 1692 by Juan Ponce de León's great-grandson -
LoÃza Ponce de León.
Ponce was Spain's capital of the southern region until it fell to the U.S. in 1898.
Ponce is located in the Southern Coastal Plain region
(about 5 km (3 mi) from the south central coast of the island),
south of Adjuntas, Utuado and Jayuya;
east of Peñuelas; and west of Juana
DÃaz.
The annual precipitation is approximately 36 inches on the coast and
48 inches in the interior and the average temperature is 75°F.
"La Guancha Paseo Tablado", the boardwalk, is a fun stop where you can
loiter with lively local Ponceños-the teen scene, elders and the
toddler-mamma set. The pier here is the departure point for a regularly
scheduled weekend ferry to "Caja de Muertos"
(Coffin Island or Dead Box Island), a small island of pristine
beaches, an old lighthouse (built in 1887) and a marked snorkel trail (under
construction). Ferry services: Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 9am and
return to 5pm.
At the time of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Puerto Rico in 1898 during the Spanish–American War,
Ponce was the largest city in the island with a population of 22,000.
Ponce had the best road in Puerto Rico, running from Ponce to San Juan, which had been built by the Spaniards for military purposes. The taking of Ponce by American troops "was a critical turning point in
the Puerto Rican campaign. For the first time the Americans held a
major port to funnel large numbers of men and quantities of war material
into the island." Ponce also had underwater telegraph cable connections with Jamaica and the West Indies, putting the U.S. forces on the island in direct communication with Washington, D.C. for the first time since the beginning of the campaign.
Plaza Las Delicias, the town's main square, features a prominet fountain (namely, the "Lions Fountain"), the Ponce Cathedral, and Parque de Bombas,
an old fire house, now a museum, that stands as an iconic symbol of the
city and a tribute to the bravery of its firefighters. This plaza is
also a usual gathering place for "ponceños". Other buildings around
Ponce's main plaza include the Casa AlcaldÃa (Ponce City Hall), the oldest colonial building in the city, dating to the 1840s, and the Armstrong-Poventud Residence, an example of the neoclassical architectural heritage of the island.
As part of Ponce’s Contemporary Art Program, the city unveiled one of the most colorful and vivacious art proposals the island has ever seen, “Ponce’s Lion Parade.” This cultural exhibition of contemporary art assembles 15 life-size lion sculptures. The city provided native artists with a blank canvas so they can transformed each lion and imparted them with with a unique life and personality. No two are alike.
Everything you can dream of is real in Ponce! For more information please visit www.visitponce.com
Ponce
(PON-sai)
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