Parque Familiar Julio Enrique Monagas | |
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Type | Urban park |
Location | Barrio Bucana, Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Coordinates | 17°59′43.55″N 66°35′48.48″W / 17.9954306°N 66.5968000°W |
Area | 125 acres |
Created | 1994[1][2] |
Operated by | Government of the Municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Visitors | 200,000/yr (peak)[3] 25,000 - 30,000/yr[4] |
Status | temporarily closed |
Parque Familiar Julio Enrique Monagas (English: Julio Enrique Monagas Family Park) is Puerto Rico's largest passive park.[5][6] It is located in barrio Bucaná, Ponce, Puerto Rico, on the banks of the Bucaná and Portugués rivers. The park was named after Julio Enrique Monagas, "the father of Puerto Rican Olympic sports".[7] In November 2017, the park was severely damaged by Hurricane Maria and, as of today (January 2021), remains closed.