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Palmas del Mar is a beach resort community consisting of a country club, golf courses, tennis, a beach club, residences and a hotel. It is located in the municipality of
File:Palmasdelmarplaya.JPG, Palmas del Mar Beach
File:Palmas el Mar IMG 2342.jpg, Housing in Palmas del Mar
File:Palmas del Mar PR - Pterocarpus Forest IMG 2361.jpg, Palmas del Mar Chapel tower near the Pterocarpus forest.
File:Pterocarpus Palmas del Mar1.jpg, Palmas del Mar Tropical Forest
Palmas del Mar is a beach resort community consisting of a country club, golf courses, tennis, a beach club, residences and a hotel. It is located in the municipality of Humacao
Humacao () is a city and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Naguabo; east of Las Piedras; and west of Vieques Passage. Humacao is spread over 12 barrios and Humacao Pueblo (the ...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...
, on the southeast corner of the island.
Features
Set in approximately of land, the resort includes over 25 different neighborhoods, including single family homes, estates and villas. Palmas del Mar residential community has a bank, retail shops, The Palmas Academy, a private school, an equestrian center; two golf courses, 20 tennis courts, 16 restaurants, a country club with spa, a beach club, security with strict-access control 24 hours a day and a full-service marina and yacht club. Several properties within Palmas del Mar were purchased in 2014 by Encanto Group. Doral Resort and Candelero Beach Resort are also located in Palmas del Mar. The school inside the resort is called The Palmas Academy. It was founded in 1992 by a group of parents and educators. The Academy is a coeducational, nonsectarian institution with English as the language of instruction and an excellent Spanish curriculum. The campus has of land surrounded by a natural setting. The Academy has access to many of the facilities within Palmas del Mar. Sports, such as soccer, volleyball, golf, cross country, basketball, tennis, track and field, and swimming are part of the curriculum. In addition, the school has several clubs, such as The Drama Club, The Debate Club, The Environmental Club, The Living Green Team, El Club de Oratoria, Advanced Art, The Student Council, among others. The Palmas del Mar Tropical Forest is aconservation easement
In the United States, a conservation easement (also called conservation covenant, conservation restriction or conservation servitude) is a power invested in a qualified private land conservation organization (often called a "land trust") or gover ...
located within and near Palmas del Mar.
In popular culture
A large portion of the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo's second feature film, ''Una Aventura Llamada Menudo'' (1982), was filmed at Palmas del Mar.Gallery
See also
*List of beaches in Puerto Rico
Some sources state there are close to 300 beaches in Puerto Rico, while other sources count up to 1,200. Whatever the number, the Government of Puerto Rico officially recognized 248 of them. In Puerto Rico there are 78 Municipalities of Puerto Ric ...
References
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