5 articles tagged with ponce
The morning light in Ponce hits differently than in San Juan—softer somehow, filtering through colonial archways and catching on hand-painted tiles that remind me of the ceramic workshops I've visited across Okinawa. But here, the artistry isn't just in the...
There's something profoundly magical about cities that whisper their histories through architecture. As a translator who spends her days navigating between languages and cultures, I find myself drawn to places where buildings speak their own distinct dialect. Ponce—Puerto Rico's second...
Every time I return to Ponce, my mother's hometown, I feel the whispers of my ancestors in the ornate facades and colorful colonial streets. As a photographer with Puerto Rican roots, I've spent years documenting this architectural wonderland beyond its...
The morning sun cast long shadows across Plaza Las Delicias as I sipped my *café con leche* for a humble $1.50, watching Ponce wake up around me. The iconic red and black striped Parque de Bombas fire station stood in...
The moment my boots hit Ponce's cobblestone streets, I knew my taste buds were in for something extraordinary. Puerto Rico's southern gem often lives in San Juan's shadow, but as someone who's tracked down healing traditions from the Andes to...