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Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority
The Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses (AMA, English: Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority) is a government-owned corporation and public transport bus service based in the San Juan metropolitan area. It is part of the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works and the Puerto Rico Integrated Transit Authority (''ATI''). In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . Background ''Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses'' was created as a public corporation on May 11, 1959. The operations would later be integrated into the Department of Transportation and Public Works in 1973 and the Integrated Transit Authority in 2014. It is the second oldest public transport authority in America, behind New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority. AMA is one of three major public transportation systems serving the San Juan metropolitan area, along with Tren Urbano and the Cataño Ferry. Service AMA provides bus transportation in the San Juan metropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PR-22
Puerto Rico Highway 22 (PR-22), also part of unsigned Interstate PR2, is an long toll road on the north coast of Puerto Rico that connects the cities of San Juan and Hatillo. The road is also known as the ''José de Diego Expressway'' (Spanish: ''Expreso José de Diego''), and is part of unsigned Interstate PR-2. It is a 4-lane road for much of its length, but expands to up to 12 lanes in the San Juan metro area. The road is frequently congested, in particular during rush hour due to heavy commuter traffic. Route description PR-22 is Puerto Rico's most traveled highway. PR-22 runs parallel to PR-2 and is concurrent with unsigned Interstate Highway PRI-2. Unlike PR-22, PR-2 is not a controlled-access road, and has numerous traffic signals throughout the full run of its course. The construction of highway PR-22 reduced congestion on PR-2. The eastern terminus is at PR-26 (a non-tolled freeway) in Santurce, and passes through the Minillas Tunnel before its terminus at PR-26. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Rico Highway 24
Puerto Rico Highway 24 (PR-24) is a north–south road located between the municipalities of Cataño and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Guaynabo (, ) is a Guaynabo barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. Located west of the capital San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, east of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bayam� .... This highway extends from Avenida Las Nereidas ( PR-888) in downtown Cataño to Avenida El Caño ( PR-165) near the Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo. In Cataño, it is known as , and in Guaynabo, as . Carretera PR-24, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.jpg, Heading north in Amelia, Guaynabo Pueblo de Cataño (02).jpg, Heading north in downtown Cataño Major intersections See also * * References External links * 024 {{PuertoRico-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PR-165
Puerto Rico Highway 165 (PR-165) is the road that goes from Naranjito to Guaynabo, passing through Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Dorado, Levittown and Cataño, in northern Puerto Rico. The road extends from PR-164 to PR-2 and PR-23 interchange. Route description This highway begins at its junction with PR-164 (road from Naranjito to Corozal) and ends at San Patricio (near Caparra). From Naranjito to Toa Alta it is a rural road. In Toa Baja it becomes a divided highway. In Dorado the road is one lane in each direction and parallel to the northern coast of Puerto Rico. In Levittown, it becomes a divided highway before ending at San Patricio. In Cataño it is a short highway which begins at the Bacardi Distillery and ends at the Federal Prison. Carretera PR-165, Dorado, Puerto Rico (1).jpg, Heading south in Río Lajas, Dorado Carretera PR-165, Dorado, Puerto Rico (2).jpg, Heading south to Río Lajas and Toa Alta in La Virgencita, Dorado Major intersections Carretera PR-2, intersecc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cataño, Puerto Rico
Cataño () is a Cataño barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the northeastern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. It is west of the capital San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, east of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Toa Baja, north of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bayamón and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Guaynabo, and south of San Juan Bay. Part of the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area, San Juan metropolitan area, Cataño is spread over 7 barrios and the downtown area and administrative center of Cataño barrio-pueblo, Cataño Pueblo. It is the smallest municipality of Puerto Rico by land area. History Hernando de Cataño was chosen to offer his medical services in Puerto Rico during Francisco Bahamonde de Lugo's tenure as Governor of Puerto Rico (1564–1568). He was one of the first physicians who arrived in Puerto Rico during its colonization and, upon accepting his position, received as payment a piece of land across the San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan islet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenida Juan Ponce De León
''Avenida Juan Ponce de León'' (Juan Ponce de León Avenue), also known as ''Avenida de la Constitución'' (Constitution Avenue), and coextensive as Puerto Rico Highway 25 (PR-25) along its entire length, is one of the main thoroughfares in San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico. Named after Juan Ponce de León, the Spanish conquistador who led the European colonization of the archipelago in 1508 after its discovery by Christopher Columbus during his second voyage in 1493, it connects the historic quarter of Old San Juan in San Juan Islet with the residential and resort barrio of Santurce, the business center of Hato Rey, and the commercial and residential district of Río Piedras in the main island. It is one of the oldest roadways in Puerto Rico, as some sections are dated to at least 1519. Route description It is a mostly three-lane, one-way road. It runs from Old San Juan to Río Piedras pueblo and, for most of its length, it is a three- or four-lane road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PR-2
Puerto Rico Highway 2 (PR-2) is a road in Puerto Rico that connects the cities of San Juan and Ponce. At 156 miles (230 km) long, it is Puerto Rico's longest singled-signed highway. The road runs counter-clockwise from San Juan to Ponce. PR-2 runs parallel to the northern coast of Puerto Rico (west of San Juan), then parallel to the west coast from near Aguadilla running south through Mayagüez. Shortly after Mayagüez, the road runs somewhat inland (through Hormigueros, San Germán and Sabana Grande) until it reaches the southern coast of Puerto Rico at Yauco, and continues to run parallel the southern shore as it approaches Ponce from the west. In addition to Arecibo, Aguadilla, and Mayagüez, the road runs through various other cities including Guaynabo, Bayamón, San Germán and Yauco. In some sections the road is a four-lane highway while in other sections the road is either a six-lane or eight-lane highway. The section of PR-2 from Ponce to the PR-22 interchang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PR-23
Puerto Rico Highway 23 (PR-23), also known as Franklin Delano Roosevelt Avenue along its entire length, is a main highway in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It begins at the interchange of PR-2 and PR-165 near San Patricio in Guaynabo and goes east to the Milla de Oro business area, passing through Plaza Las Américas and ending at Barbosa Avenue ( PR-27) junction in eastern Hato Rey. Route description Running from Barbosa Avenue (PR-27) in eastern Hato Rey to San Patricio Avenue near the city limits of San Juan and Guaynabo, Roosevelt Avenue is densely developed throughout most of its span, connecting most residential areas of San Juan, such as Puerto Nuevo, Hato Rey Este, Barrio Obrero, Floral Park, San José, and the residential and commercial area of San Patricio in Guaynabo. Most of the known shops in San Juan are located along Roosevelt Avenue, between these is Plaza Las Américas, the first American-style shopping center in Puerto Rico, and the largest shopping center in Puerto Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mall Of San Juan
The Mall of San Juan is a upscale shopping mall located across from the San José Lagoon, at the south end of the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge, near Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico. When the mall opened its doors on, March 26, 2015, it was anchored by Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue, with it being both of the chains first store to open in Puerto Rico, and the entire Caribbean. The mall was constructed at a cost of $475 million by Taubman Centers. The mall currently opens at 10:00 AM everyday, and closes at 8:00 PM from Monday through Thursday. On Fridays, the mall is open until 9:00 PM, and it closes at 7:00 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. History The land where the mall stands today was once a large building complex, originally hosting the 1979 Pan American Games. The buildings were demolished in 1998, in what was then a world-record for the most buildings to be demolished, simultaneously, with explosives. Originally, the mall project was called Nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PR-17
Puerto Rico Highway 17 (PR-17) is a main highway located in Carolina, San Juan and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. It begins at PR-20 near its terminus with PR-2, and ends in the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina. It is known as Jesús T. Piñero Avenue along its entire length. Route description It intersects several important highways and streets in the metro area, including Las Américas Expressway (PR-18), Juan Ponce de León Avenue (PR-25), Trujillo Alto Expressway (PR-181) and PR-8. After the intersection with PR-181, it becomes a very short freeway and part of it is a toll bridge (the longest bridge above water in the island) called the Teodoro Moscoso Bridge, which is tolled with $3.80. After the bridge, it makes a final intersection with Román Baldorioty de Castro Expressway (PR-26) before becoming the road to the airport. Carretera PR-17, San Juan, Puerto Rico (1).jpg, PR-17 east in Gobernador Piñero, San Juan Teodoro Moscoso Bridge (PR-17), Puerto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Aeropuerto Internacional Luis Muñoz Marín'') , previously known as Isla Verde International Airport (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Aeropuerto Internacional de Isla Verde''), is the List of airports in Puerto Rico, primary international airport of Puerto Rico serving the capital Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan and its San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area, metropolitan area since 1955. Named after Luis Muñoz Marín, the first Election, elected List of governors of Puerto Rico#Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, governor of the Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island, the 1,600 Acre, acres (647 Hectare, ha) airport is located in the Beach, beachfront resort district of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, Isla Verde in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico, Carolina, about east of the Hato Rey business center, Condado (Santurce), Condado resort area, Old San Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piñero (Tren Urbano Station)
''Piñero'' is a 2001 American biopic about the troubled life of Nuyorican poet and playwright Miguel Piñero, starring Benjamin Bratt as the title character. It was written and directed by the Cuban filmmaker, Leon Ichaso, premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (), commonly abbreviated MWFF in English or FFM in French, was an annual film festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1977 to 2019.2001 films 2001 biographical drama films [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
