Caguas Cultural Day Trip from San Juan Including Botanical Garden and Lunch

If you’re interested in learning about Puerto Rico’s cultural history, this day trip to the city of Caguas will delight you! Just 20 miles (32 km) south of San Juan, Caguas is home to two unique cultural activities that you’ll experience with a guide. At the Caguas Botanical and Cultural Garden, learn about Puerto Rican industry and indigenous culture with a walking tour of a sugar mill and an exhibit on the Taino people. Then walk the Route of the Creole Heart in the center of town to see several historical landmarks and visit three small cultural museums.

Address Jardín Botánico y Cultural de Caguas William Miranda Marín Carr. 156 Km. 56 Bo. Cañabón Caguas, PR, 00726 East Map VISIT WEBSITE Map GET DIRECTIONS Facebook Instagram TripAdvisor Caguas Botanical Garden is known for its history and natural beauty. It is considered as an archaeological site. Tropical plants, endemic plants and artworks are part of this tropical treasure. There is a small lake offering a panoramic view of the Botanical Garden

Caguas Recreation Plaza has been around since the 1814s. It has an idea of a passive recreation area and park with elements such as fountains, aviary, a carousel and kiosks. It has been maintained as the main public space of the city.

Cathedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús, is a cathedral of the Catholic Church in Caguas, Puerto Rico. It is located on the Plaza Palmer in the center of town. It is known that the chapel was built prior to 1645. Into the 18th century, the chapel was used for holding religious services. Cathedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús is the seat of the Diocese of Caguas. The patron saint of the church, as well as that of the city, is the Dulce Nombre de Jesús.

Welcome meet and greet by the Tourism Department in Caguas, followed by a briefing of the destination.

Herminio Torres Grillo Tobacco Museum reminds you of how much the Creole Heart loves the land that gives it sustenance. This Museum was created to perpetuate the important history of the tobacco industry in the region, when it was the main source of sustenance for our community and the cradle of the organized labor movement in the Island. Built in an old blacksmith shop of the 19th century, It is named after Don Herminio Torres Grillo (1905-1999), teacher, historian, journalist and cagüeño poet.

Visit Museo de Caguas; located at the Former City Hall Building, The Museum of Caguas consists of five exhibition halls that present the principal events that highlight the HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE CRIOLLO IDENTITY. They take us from the indigenous Taíno Indian culture, through the socioeconomic transformations of the five centuries that followed the Discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1493, up to the present time. This building was constructed in 1887 and it is the only structure on the trail that has kept its original architecture. It includes water well in its interior. Originally it was used as an infant school, jail, military headquarters and a mental hospital. In 1989 it was declared a Historic Monument.

Caguas Folk Art Museum (Museo de Artes Populares de Caguas) pays tribute to Puerto Rican artisans and Creole hands that have managed to create unique handmade products of practical use or aesthetic and artistic value. The museum has two main areas: the first hall contains a permanent and representative collection of Puerto Rican master craftsmen, such as woodcarvers of saints: Zoilo Cajigas, Celestino Avilés and Domingo Orta. The second hall exhibits a selective sample of eight miniature pieces by Caguas master artisans, Mr. Edwin Báez, and quarterly temporary exhibitions as well. The pieces portray or depict cultural and historical scenes of our traditions and way of life.

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