The city within a city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, acts as a time capsule. Since the Spanish settled there in 1519, the district’s buildings, plazas and fountains have been built in a medley ...

Old San Juan is roughly seven square blocks, surrounded on three sides by a fortified wall built between the 16th and 18th centuries. The wall is massive, rising in places as high as 40 feet.

June 8, 2024. Leer en español. Feral cats have roamed the blue cobblestone streets of Old San Juan for as long as anyone can remember. They meander around a historic fortress that looms over San ...

Old San Juan in Spanish is Viejo San Juan.It’s a must-visit destination, and not just as a stopover spot. Yes, the main ...

Start your day in Old San Juan with a stroll early in the morning and have breakfast at the hip Aromas high-tech coffee bar, or Manolin, which has been around for over 60 years and has a retro vibe.

Cobblestones are blue in Puerto Rico's oldest city, evidence of its age and ties to the Old World. To walk on them is to step back more than five centuries when Juan Ponce de León walked ashore.

San Juan is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the Americas, and this year marks the 500th anniversary of its official establishment in 1521.