Uploads from vadim.klochko, tagged walls, with geodata

Cathedral of San Juan Bautista

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:25:01 -0700

The cathedral is one of the oldest buildings in San Juan, and is the second oldest cathedral in the Americas. Construction of Cathedral San Juan began in 1521. The cathedral contains the tomb of the Spanish explorer and settlement founder Juan Ponce de León. It also has the relics of Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago, the first Puerto Rican, the first Caribbean-born layperson and the first layperson in the history of the United States to be beatified.

La Perla (The Pearl)

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:49:22 -0700

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La Perla is a slum astride the northern historic city wall of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, stretching about 650 yards (600 m) along the rocky Atlantic coast immediately east of the Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery and down the slope from (north of) Calle Norzagaray.
La Perla was established in the late 19th century. Initially, the area was the site of a slaughterhouse because the law required them and homes of former slaves and homeless non-white servants – as well as cemeteries – to be established away from the main community center; in this case, outside the city walls. Sometime after, some of the farmers and workers started living around the slaughterhouse and shortly established their houses there.
Because of its oceanfront, secluded location, La Perla, at one time, was known for its high rate of illegal activities. In recent years, a rebirth of interest in this neighborhood has attracted surfers, artists and Old San Juan workers as a place to live. Local Salsa and Reggaeton concerts are held each week with the intention of shedding the historically bad image of the community.

Morning in Old San Juan

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:21:13 -0700

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Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Brimstone

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:20:33 -0700

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St. Kitts and Nevis

Streets of Old San Juan - 1

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:27:42 -0700

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Puerto Rico

San Juan Vignettes - 6

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:27:17 -0700

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Puerto Rico

Garitas (Sentry Boxes)

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:26:48 -0700

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Puerto Rico

San Juan Vignettes - 9

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:26:32 -0700

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Puerto Rico

San Juan Vignettes - 4

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:27:28 -0700

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Puerto Rico

San Juan Vignettes - 8

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:26:54 -0700

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Puerto Rico

San Juan Vignettes - 7

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:27:00 -0700

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Puerto Rico

San Juan Vignettes - 10

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:26:15 -0700

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Puerto Rico

San Juan Vignettes - 2

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:27:56 -0700

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Puerto Rico

Cats of San Juan

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:26:20 -0700

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Old san Juan, Puerto Rico

Castillo de San Cristobal

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:26:11 -0700

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Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

La Rogativa

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:25:20 -0700

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La Rogativa stands at the end of Caleta de las Monjas, right on the edge of the city wall, just inside the San Juan Gate entrance. It is a modern style bronze sculpture made by Lindsay Daen in 1971. It depicts the 1797 procession of the Bishop and religious women which is said to have scared off an invading British fleet. Allegedly, the British assumed the procession was actually military reinforcements.

Rooftops of Old San Juan

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:26:37 -0700

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Puerto Rico

San Juan Vignettes - 1

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:28:00 -0700

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Puerto Rico

People of San Juan - 1

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:27:05 -0700

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Puerto Rico

Streets of Old San Juan - 2

nobody@flickr.com (vadim.klochko) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:26:43 -0700

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Puerto Rico