Cerro del Vigía is a hill in the municipality of

Ponce, Puerto Rico Ponce ( , , ) is a city and a Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The most populated city outside the San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan metropolitan area, Ponce was founded on August 12, 1692Some publ ...

, located just north of the city of Ponce. A tourist destination, it is home to

Museo Castillo Serrallés Museo Castillo Serrallés (English: ''Serrallés Castle Museum''), a.k.a. Museo de la Caña y el Ron (English: ''Sugar Cane and Rum Museum''), is an agricultural museum in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, that showcases the history of sugar cane, ...

Cruceta del Vigía Cruceta del Vigía (English: The Watchman Cross) is a tall cross located atop Cerro del Vigía in Ponce, Puerto Rico, across from Museo Castillo Serrallés. It houses a tourist center at its base, a ten-story vertical tower, and a horizontal s ...

, and the former

Hotel Ponce Intercontinental The Hotel Ponce Intercontinental (also known as ''"El Ponce"'') is an abandoned hotel with a still existing structure at Cerro del Vigía in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The structure is considered a historic landmark and a national icon in the city o ...

. The 456-foot high

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sits at the foothills of the

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and is located in Barrio Portugués Urbano. The hill is home to several well-to-do mansions of which the best known is

Castillo Serrallés Castillo Serrallés (English: Serralles Castle) is a mansion located in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, overlooking the downtown area ( Ponce Pueblo). It was built during the 1930s for Juan Eugenio Serrallés, son of businessman Juan Serrall� ...

, now a

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Location and geology

The hill is part of the

and is located just north of Barrio Segundo in the urban zone of Ponce.Nueva Geografía de Puerto Rico: física, económica y social. Rafael Pico. 1975. It is located at coordinates 18° 01' 08", -66° 37' 13". Just west of Cerro del Vigía is

Ponce Cement Ponce Cement, Inc. was a Portland Cement, cement and Lime (material), limestone manufacturer in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The company was located at the intersection of PR-123 and PR-500, in Barrio Magueyes. It was founded in 1941 by Antonio Ferré B ...

, as the hills in this area are mostly

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Best view

The view from atop Cerro del Vigía is said to be "the best view in all of Ponce". On a clear day, it is possible to see clearly all the way to

Caja de Muertos Caja de Muertos (; also in English: ''Deadman's Chest'' or ''Coffin Island'') is an uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico, in the municipality of Ponce. The island and its surrounding waters are protected by the Caja de Muer ...

. There is a 100-feet observation cross at the top of the hill from where the entire zone can be observed. The best road for access to the top of the hill is Calle Bertoly.

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