Parque de los Próceres

Parque de los Próceres
Type Urban park
Location Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Created 1977
Operated by City of Mayaguez

The Parque de los Próceres is a park in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

In 1977 the mayor of Mayagüez, Don Bejamín Cole obtained a grant from the Economic Development Administration of the United States Department of Commerce for the construction of the "Parque de los Próceres Puertorriqueños".[1] The park is located in the banks of the Yagüez River between roads PR-108 and PR-65. The name of the park is Spanish for "Puerto Rican Patriots Park".[2] It is located across the street from the Palacio de Recreacion y Deportes.

The park's gardens are accentuated by commemorative plaques about prominent Puerto Ricans.[1] It contains many paths appropriate for walks and bike riding, ornate gazebos and decorative ponds. Parque de los Próceres has been called "the lungs of the city of Mayagüez".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Parque de los Próceres". Municipal Government of Mayagüez. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
  2. Adams Otis, Ginger. Puerto Rico. Lonely Planet. p. 200.

Coordinates: 18°12′22.47″N 67°08′16.11″W / 18.2062417°N 67.1378083°W / 18.2062417; -67.1378083


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