Sunday, November 13, 2016

Reflection and References


Reflection
          Our mission was to explore Old San Juan, to take photos of 50 different places. We then had to post them, in this blog. It took us about 10 hours in total, and we had to go back to Old San Juan another time. Overall, it was one of the best projects we had ever done because we got to see new places, learn about them, and we were able to hang out and spend time together. Best of all, we had fun. Old San Juan has always been a famous place here in Puerto Rico, but we never knew much about it, and all of the interesting places that stand out in Old San Juan. We could have done better in posting the pictures and information in the blog, because there were a few times where we had to make many changes.  We had to change the amount of picture per day a few times due to problems and we had to change some information due to the lack of information that was put.  The next time we do a project like this, we have to find more information for each different topic, and we have to manage better how we post the blogs, and when do we post each page. Those were the only problems we experienced in the course of this project, but overall this was a breathtaking experience, that could be accepted if it ever had to be done, in the future, on a different place.



References





http://blog.masslive.com/elpueblolatino/2009/02/san_juan_historia_y_cultura_al.html

http://sanjuanciudadpatria.com/  

http://autogiro.cronicaurbana.com/tite-curet-alonso-la-escultura/

End of the Royal Trail Where the City Becomes the Bay


End of the Royal Trail

At the end of the one-mile trail found in front of the Door to San Juan, you can find the area where the ocean becomes San Juan Bay.
Along the way, you can find boards with information about the area.

Don Tito Curet Statue

Don Tito Curet Statue
Don Tito Curet statue: In Plaza de las Armas, you can find a statue created in honor of a famous musician called Don Tite Curet.

The statue was made by Luz Badillo, an artist from San Juan who was also a neighbor of the musician.

Teatro Tapia

Teatro Tapia
 In Old San Juan, there are plenty of performances held in Teatro Tapia, named after a well-known writer called Alejandro Tapia y Rivera.

Teatro Tapia was built in 1832 and is the oldest theater in Puerto Rico.

San Juan City Hall

San Juan City Hall
The San Juan City Hall is found near Plaza de las Armas. 

This city hall was built under the rule of Ramón de Castro y Guiterre.

San Juan Cathedral


San Juan Cathedral
Go down to San Juan Cathedral as well, where you can find very interesting artwork.
The San Juan Cathedral was created by Alonso Manso in the year 1521. It survived many natural disasters and went through many restoration projects.



San José Church

San José Church
The San José church was found in San José plaza.  This church was built in the 1530's by Dominican Friars and is one of the oldest buildings in Old San Juan.

The church was also the area where the famous artist José Campeche was buried. It is currently under restoration.