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Abandoned Intercontinental Hotel of Ponce.

Ponce, Puerto Rico

El Ponce

The abandoned remains of this once-thriving hotel looms over the city, awaiting an uncertain future.
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Hacienda Buena Vista

This museum preserves the heyday of Puerto Rican coffee.
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These red and black houses were awarded to the firefighters who saved their city from an enormous blaze.
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The highest peak in Puerto Rico is home to a rare fern that can only be found on six trees at its summit.
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