Places to Visit in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, America

Places to Visit in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, America

Santa Isabel is a municipal town in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States situated in the southern coast of Puerto Rico Island, bordered by Coamo in the north, Salinas in the east and Juana Díaz towards west. Santa Isabel municipality comprises of more than 7 wards and a downtown area, Santa Isabel Pueblo.

Santa Isabel is nicknamed ‘La Ciudad de los Potros’ which means ‘The City of the Colts’. Antonio Vélez was the founder of Santa Isabel, founded on October 5, 1842.

Geography of Santa Isabel:

Santa Isabel coordinates with 17°57′58″ N latitude and 66°24′18″ W longitude. The rivers that pass through or pass near Santa Isabel are Río Coamom, Río Jueyes, Río Descalabrado and Río Cayures.

How to reach Santa Isabel?

Mercedita Airport in Ponce is the nearest airport to Santa Isabel located around 18 km from the heart of Santa Isabel town. It is catered by JetBlue Airways with scheduled passenger services to and from New York and Orlando in USA. Generally taxis are available at the airport or also tourists can use pre-booked vehicles. It takes around 30 minutes to reach Santa Isabel from airport.

Also there are regular buses plying between Santa Isabel and Ponce. Santa Isabel is situated approximately 90 km southwest of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico.

Culture, Food and Culture in Santa Isabel:

The natives of Santa Isabel celebrate all the major island festivals along with regional festivals with great fervor and enthusiasm. The major festivals take place on Santa Isabel are:

Patron Celebrations (July)
Mango Festival (May)
Crab Carnival (June)

Santa Isabel doesn’t houses large shopping malls but houses many standard shopping centers all around. The prominent food corners in Santa Isabel are:

El Platanar
La Fonda de Angelo

Things to do in Santa Isabel:

Visiting historical sites
Swimming

Places of interest in Santa Isabel:

Jauca Beach:

Jauca Beach is a nice beach but not much as beautiful as other Puerto Rican beaches. Dry months are ideal to take part in some activities at Jauca Beach.

The Museum of Puerto Rican Music:

The Museum of Puerto Rican Music is located in Ponce city, around 25 km away from Santa Isabel, is an ideal place to learn about regional singing style and the museum is open from 9 AM –12 PM, 1-5:30 PM (Wednesday-Sunday). Entrance is free.

Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Tibes:

The Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Tibes is a park of Tainos indigenous people, settled in Ponce. Except Monday, it is open on all the days of the week. Admission fee is $3 (adults).

Other places of interest in and around Santa Isabel include:

Indian Museum
Hacienda Alomar Ruins
El Malecón
El Tuque Beach
Hacienda Pomarrosa Plantation
Hacienda Buena Vista Plantation
Caja de Muertos
La Cruceta del Vigia
Casa de la Masacre de Ponce
Castillo Serralles
La Guancha Paseo Tablado
Catedral de la Guadalupe
Casa Alcaldía
Parque de Bombas

Best time to visit Santa Isabel:

The best months to visit Santa Isabel are May, June, July, October and November while many cultural festivals take place and weather also remains pleasant.

Accommodation options in Santa Isabel:

There are few standard hotels and resorts in Santa Isabel, due to this, tourists can find nearby Ponce city (around 25 km) to stay in well facilitated hotels. List of major hotels in Santa Isabel, Ponce and Salinas are: