Ocean Park, Puerto Rico
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Ocean Park is an affluent suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is one 40 sub-barrios of Santurce. The land area measures 0.52 km² (520,891 m²), with a resident population of 1,976 as of U.S. Census of 2000. It is bound on the east by Calle Guerrero Noble and its straight extension to the beach, a short piece of Calle Cacique running east to connect to Calle Teniente Rivera, and the connecting piece of Calle Soldado Cruz to Calle Loíza. The southern border is Calle Loíza. In the west, it is Calle María Mozco (northern part) and Calle Santa Ana. In the north, there is the beach of the Atlantic Ocean.
In the center of the district is the park Parque Barbosa. The residential area (urbanización) north and east of the park, Santa Teresita, forms the eastern part of the district.
Ocean Park has a popular wide ocean beach[1]. Offshore reefs prevent large waves reaching the beach. Strong seasonal onshore trade winds make the area popular for kitesurfing and windsurfing[2]. The beach is located between Condado and Isla Verde beaches, and the neighbourhood is notable for its small guesthouses which blend in with the residential community[3]
[edit] External Links
Buoyweather.com Global Weather Service, Puerto Rico region
[edit] References
- ^ Christopher Hall, Puerto Rico's San Juan is a charming combination of busy street life and blissful beaches, SFGate, March 11, 2001
- ^ Kinsley Wong, Puerto Rico KiteBoarding Xpedition, December 17, 2003
- ^ J.A. del Rosario, Fast Times At Ocean Park PUERTO RICO HERALD, September 12, 2003
