La Guancha

Iconic place to visit in Ponce, PR. Beautiful beach, kids park, kiosks with delicious comfort food and drinks, a beautiful marina. Plenty of free parking. Currently under renovation! Update: Our beloved major, Hon. Marlene Sifre, is restoring La Guancha which was destroyed by Huracane María in 2017 and later on by multiple earthquakes. Stay tuned for upcoming renovation pictures and vids.

Very nice place to visit and is a beautiful place. A lot of good things and great peoples.

We visited on a Monday. There was nothing going on but a few couple having private picnics under the trees and enjoying the day. We looked around and took photographs. Nothing much to see as nothing was open. There was no food trucks and they had prisoners there cleaning up. We did enjoy the walk and stretched our legs while snapping a few pics. We did not get the pleasure of seeing any sea turtles which was our reason to visit but it was pleasant. It was free to walk around the grounds and beach.

Is a nice place to go for a walk, and a drink or something to eat during the day or at night. Security is good and there is plenty of parking. El paseo de la Guancha (the boardwalk) where the kiosks were is closed and will be for a couple of years until they rebuild it after the huricane and the earthquakes damaged it, but visitors can still go and enjoy the place. There are beautiful views of the Caribbean Sea were you can dip your feet or get wet from head to toes. A lot of families go there to enjoy the afternoon and get tje kids to run and play.

Sad that the boardwalk is still closed, but there is still lots to do. There are plenty of vendors, and events planned every so often. If you're lucky, you might catch the sea turtles laying eggs, or hatching and making their way to the sea for the first time.