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Castillo Villa del Mar - Naguabo - 2015 00016

Ruins of Villa del Mar, commonly known as El Castillo, in Naguabo. View of a floor segment that has terracotta mosaic tiles with white color swastikas designs. Villa del Mar was built in 1917 for Faustino Rodríguez Fuertes and his wife, Carmen Fuertes, owners of Central Triunfo. In the 1980s it was acquired, remodeled and turned into a restaurant by the businessman Arnaldo Castro.

Castillo Villa del Mar - Naguabo - 2015 00017

Ruins of Villa del Mar, commonly known as El Castillo, in Naguabo. Interior view of the two-story house built with reinforced concrete whose design combines native architecture with elements from the Late Victorian style. You can observe a room that has graffiti on the walls and a door opening through which you can see the adjacent room. The floor has terracotta mosaic tiles with white swastikas and linear borders. Villa del Mar was built in 1917 for Faustino Rodríguez Fuertes and his wife, Carmen Fuertes, owners of Central Triunfo. In the 1980s it was acquired, remodeled and turned into a restaurant by the businessman Arnaldo Castro.

Castillo Villa del Mar - Naguabo - 2015 00019

Ruins of Villa del Mar, commonly known as El Castillo, in Naguabo. Interior view of the two-story house built with reinforced concrete whose design combines native architecture with elements from the Late Victorian style. You can observe a room through a door opening. There is accumulation of trash on the floor. The background wall has an arch to the exterior, you can see the patio covered with weeds. Villa del Mar was built in 1917 for Faustino Rodríguez Fuertes and his wife, Carmen Fuertes, owners of Central Triunfo. In the 1980s it was acquired, remodeled and turned into a restaurant by the businessman Arnaldo Castro.

Castillo Villa del Mar - Naguabo - 2015 00018

Ruins of Villa del Mar, commonly known as El Castillo, in Naguabo. Interior view of the two-story house built with reinforced concrete whose combines native architecture with elements from the Late Victorian style. You can observe a floor segment that has terracotta mosaic tiles with white swastikas and linear borders. You can see the bottom part of a door opening through which you can the floor from the adjacent room. The floor is dirty. The walls have graffiti. Villa del Mar was built in 1917 for Faustino Rodríguez Fuertes and his wife, Carmen Fuertes, owners of Central Triunfo. In the 1980s it was acquired, remodeled and turned into a restaurant by the businessman Arnaldo Castro.

Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe - Ponce - 2014 00020

View of the interior of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe located in the coastal city of Ponce. The cathedral has two levels made of masonry and brick with characteristics of the Neoclassic style. On the interior of one of the belfry you can see metallic bells, two of which are smaller. In addition, you can see lattice style windows made of wood. The beginning of the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe dates back to 1670 when it was just a royal palm chapel, it was closed in 1820 due to the bad conditions of the building. The start of the current church construction dates back to 1835 and it was inaugurated in 1839. Nonetheless, the 1918 earthquake destroyed both towers which is the reason why it had to be rebuilt with a new design between 1918 and 1937. Years later, in 1984 it was included in the National Register of Historic Places. Subsequently, it was restored again in 1992.