 Paseo Tablado La Guancha | |
| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 17°57′55.3674″N 66°36′52.128″W / 17.965379833°N 66.61448000°W |
| Opened | 1998 |
| Owner | Ponce Municipal Government |
| Operating season | Year-round |
| Attractions | |
| Water rides | Paddle boats, Ferries to Caja de Muertos and Isla Cardona, Kayak rentals |
Paseo Tablado La Guancha (English: La Guancha Boardwalk) is a boardwalk in the La Guancha sector of the Playa barrio in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, facing the Caribbean Sea. It was built under the mayoral administration of Rafael Cordero Santiago, Mayor of Ponce from 1989 to 2004, at a cost of 2.6 million dollars,[1] and inaugurated on 23 June 1998.[2] It receives over 750,000 visitors a year.[3] In September 2017 the boardwalk was damaged by Hurricane Maria and the area closest to the water was fenced off and off-limits to the public, but the rest of the facilities continued to operate uninterrupted. In January 2020, however, while still fenced off from the 2017 hurricane damage, the boardwalk—together with its adjoining recreational complex—closed when the area suffered severe damage from the 2020 Puerto Rico earthquakes and, as of 17 June 2020, it remained closed.[4] By late 2020 arrangements were made for the merchants that operated from waterfront kiosks to reopen their businesses out of provisional facilities at a temporary location away from the waterfront while reconstruction of the waterfront area takes place.
- ^ Ponce becomes southern Puerto Rico tourism capitol (sic). Elizabeth Roman. Caribbean Business. 27 June 1991. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ Inauguration Date Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ Humedad y deterioro: Pasan factura al Tablado La Guancha. Jason Rodríguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ Se esfuma la abultada cartera de activos turísticos de la ciudad. Jason Rodriguez Grafal. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 37, Issue 1907. 17 to 23 June 2020. pp. 2-3. Accessed 17 June 2020.