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AIR VIEW OF SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

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The city of San Juan, a thriving, busy place with 150,000 population, when seen from the air, resembles the form of a boot. It was settled in 1508 by Juan Ponce de León, Who was the island's first Governor.

Ayuntamiento y Plaza Principal.
City Hall and Plaza Principal.
San Juan, P. R.

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"The City Hall, as we know it today, was completed at an early stage with the building facing the Plaza de Armas during the administration of Ramón de Castro y Gutiérrez, who ruled the island from 1795 to 1801. However, the seat dates back to 1602…

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico,
San Juan, P.R.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO,
SAN JUAN, P. R.
This important banking firm was founded in 1893 and moved to its new, modern, and fully air conditioned building on April 10th, 1939.