Puerto Rico Guest® A Travel & Sports®, Inc. MasterGuide™ to Puerto Rico, © 2008 Select Language English | Español | Deutsch | Francais | Portugues Expert Help | Email this page | 32820 | Packages / Coupons / Auctions | Create Your MasterGuide™ | Advertise Puerto Rico > Barceloneta Barceloneta Major mountain bike area in the Cambalache Forest. By:Travel and Sports Staff, June-2008 Established in 1881, Barceloneta (named after the famous city in Spain of the same name) was one of the last towns founded by the Spanish. The town is also known as the “Ciudad de las Piñas” after the surrounding pineapple plantations. Sixto Escobar Vargas, the first Puerto Rican to win the world bantamweight championship, was born here. In Barceloneta you will also find a major outlet mall (Prime Outlet) and what is believed to be the largest pharmaceutical complex in the world. An important natural asset in ... (more) Cambalache Forest, /Frazier Nivens Where to Stay, What to Do, Who Can Help: Artisans & Galleries Attractions & Sights Beaches Car Rental Events Forests Info-PRTC Information Shopping Barceloneta: Artisans & Galleries Barceloneta Artisans (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-721-2400 787-723-0692 787-723-8392FX www.gotopuertorico.com Craft jewelry and wood turning. Symbol Key: Sponsors. Barceloneta: Attractions & Sights Antigua Casa Alcaldía (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-4199 787-846-3400 787-846-4199FX Georgetti St. & Villamil St. www.barcelonetapr.com This building from the 1920s houses the municipal legislature. Centro Cultural de Barceloneta (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-4199 787-846-3400 787-846-4199FX 57 Georgetti Ave. www.barcelonetapr.com Cultural center and museum featuring a display of Taíno artifacts. Cueva de los Tamarindos (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-4199 787-846-3400 787-846-4199FX Rt 681, 1.5 Km west of the Río Grande delta. www.barcelonetapr.com In 1975, 19 ancient petroglyphs were found similar to the ones in the Centro Ceremonial Indígena of Caguana. Isla de Roque (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-4199 787-846-3400 787-846-4199FX Rt 681, west side of Punta Palmas Altas. www.barcelonetapr.com Although not truly an island, at times it appears so. There are ongoing archaeological investigations of its various petroglyphs. Parroquia Ntra. Sra. del Carmen (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-5625 787-846-7736FX Georgetti St. Founded in 1881. Plaza de Recreo José Cordero Rosario (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-4199 787-846-3400 787-846-4199FX Georgetti Ave. (front of City Hall). www.barcelonetapr.com Plaza El Ancón (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-4199 787-846-3400 787-846-4199FX Georgetti St. & Juan de la Torre Ave. www.barcelonetapr.com A plaza on the shores of the cove near the Hacienda La Esperanza of Manatí. Ruinas de la antigua Central Plazuela (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-4199 787-846-3400 787-846-4199FX Rt 681, at the beach. www.barcelonetapr.com The Plazuela sugar refinery ruins. They include a sugar mill (trapiche), smoke stacks and parts of a dock that was used to transport sugar by barge to the waiting ships on the ocean. Sixto Escobar Electronic Library (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-3600 787-846-3666FX 1 Palmas Altas, Plaza. Electronic library and museum in the original home of Sixto Escobar exhibiting memorabilia of the famous boxer (who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1950). Symbol Key: Sponsors, Attractions & Sights. Barceloneta: Beaches Playa Las Criollas (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-4199 787-846-3400 787-846-4199FX Rt 681, between Punta Palmas Altas & Palmas Altas. www.barcelonetapr.com A popular beach. Also the location for the Festival Playero de las Criollas and the Día de San Juan celebrations. Playa Puerto de las Vacas (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-4199 787-846-3400 787-846-4199FX Rt 681, between sector Punta Palma & La Boca. www.barcelonetapr.com This beach just west of the Río Grande outlet is a local favorite. The waters are usually calm. Symbol Key: Sponsors, Beaches, Star Listing. Barceloneta: Car Rental Universal Car Rental - Barceloneta (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-2600 787-846-7600 787-970-0022FX Rt 2 Km 56.9. With the price and size you're looking for. Ask for 24 hour airport pick-up. Symbol Key: Sponsors, Car Rental. Barceloneta: Events Barceloneta Patron Saint Festival (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-4199 787-846-3400 787-846-4199FX 07/07/2008 - 07/16/2008 Plaza de Recreo José Cordero Rosario. www.barcelonetapr.com The patron saint is the Virgen del Carmen. The festivities include music, games and food kiosks. Symbol Key: Sponsors. Barceloneta: Forests Cambalache Forest (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-881-1004 787-999-2200 ext 5158 787-881-1866FX Rt 682 Km 6.3. www.drna.gobierno.pr Just west of Barceloneta. Subtropical forest with impressive karst formations. Observe 6 of Puerto Rico's 12 endemic bird species. Camping (up to 40 persons), hiking, 6-km mountain bike trail. Nursery sells decorative flowers and plants. Symbol Key: Sponsors, Biking, Bird-Watching, Camping, Guided Tours On-Site, Hiking, Mountains, Reserve / Sanctuary, Star Listing. Barceloneta: Info-PRTC LMM International Airport Tourism Office (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-791-1014 787-721-2400 ext 5216 787-791-8033FX Luis Muñoz Marín Int'l. Airport. Terminals C & D. www.gotopuertorico.com Stop by for current information and your official welcome to Puerto Rico. Symbol Key: Sponsors, Info-PRTC. Barceloneta: Information Barceloneta Mayor's Office (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-3400 787-846-0089FX Plaza de Recreo, Georgetti St. Symbol Key: Sponsors, Information. Barceloneta: Shopping Prime Outlets (more) > Puerto Rico > Barceloneta 787-846-5300 787-846-5319FX Rt 22, Exit 55. www.primeoutlets.com 56 Stores. Symbol Key: Sponsors.