Plaza Colon, San Juan

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Plaza Colón (Spanish for Columbus square or plaza), formerly called Santiago Square, is a plaza or public town square located in Old San Juan where the easternmost city walls and main city gate (Puerta de Santiago) used to be located. The square today is a popular meeting place and is often used as a starting point for sightseeing in Old San Juan as it is located close to the main cruise ship docks, numerous restaurants, cafés and gift shops, and important landmarks such as San Cristóbal Castle, Tapia Theater, the Old Casino and the Puerto Rico capitol.

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By Marc S

Nice gathering place to relax, sit on a bench, eat some take out food, and watch the people. Good shopping nearby, and many food options to explore.

Nice gathering place to relax, sit on a bench, eat some take out food, and watch the people. Good shopping nearby, and many food options to explore. more »
By jehenson81

So you will learn that Puerto Rico starts celebrating Christmas at the end of October, so all over there are decorations. That meant it was a little hard to see the beauty of this plaza as it was...

So you will learn that Puerto Rico starts celebrating Christmas at the end of October, so all over there are decorations. That meant it was a little hard to see the beauty of this plaza as it was... more »

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By Rick Trippe

Plaza Colon ,like so much of what you see in Puerto Rico is draped in traditional old world charm. The architecture has withstood the test of time and weather including the tragic hurricane of late. The only reason that I didn't give it 5 stars is that there are still buildings that I believe deserve to have been repaired since the storm and have not yet.

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By Vivian Figueroa

Old San Juan!

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