Travel San Juan, Puerto Rico: Crazy pigeons swarming tourists

I started the morning off early with a walk through the extensive grounds of the Embassy Suites / Golden Sands resort in Dorado, and around mid-day we made our way into the Puerto Rican capital -- San Juan. Old San Juan is a beautifully restored colonial city and was founded in 1521. We parked our vehicle close to the Puerto Rican Capitol and started walking west towards Old San Juan past Plaza Colon which features a statue of Christopher Columbus. After my initial explorations of the popular shopping street Calle Fortaleza I discovered the Governor's Mansion (la Fortaleza) where two local policemen enlightened me about the significance of this building. Then I came across the Parque de las Palomas where hundreds of pigeons swarm the tourists who feed them. Walking north I explored the Atlantic waterfront, the Old San Juan Cemetery and one of San Juan's most imposing fortifications: Fort San Felipe del Morro, begun in 1539, which today is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I even hopped on the free open-air tourist trolley to get a more comprehensive view of Old San Juan and caught a nice sunset, looking south over the Bay of San Juan.

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[DESTRUCTIVERIOT]

umm el parke de las palomas : )

[cecilomar]

@circulomadrid ¡Pendejo! Tan bonito el vídeo y tu lo dañas...

[zulydia1]

It is a pigeon convention. Hats suggested.

[spagnolix5]

parque de las palomas! i go there every year.. its a park where they have food for pigeons. they nest there in the holes in the walls.

[Garc1993]

Ah... I must visit the capital soon. This gave me nostalgia.

[Alxscode]

Gorgeous San Juan.

[fox247666]

i live in it n id miss it lol ......thats like a park for pigeons....... san juan has alot of pigeons n cats at night....i love san juan only for the club n the partying wooot!! haha n i ate pr for all the shit thats happening its getting hotter every day cuz ov global warming crime is rising up to 5% more i think it is...ppl are losing their consience to do the right thing...fortu~o the new govener sed he wouldnt fire any one n hes firering half the island....

[luisnitro91]

I was going to say the same thing lol I didn't see as many pigeons, why she didn't show the little Spanish church? I miss PR.

[alyrios]

when the little kiosk is open they are happy, but when is closed, watch out! You'll see thousands of hungry palomas there!

[Guernicaman]

There are days where there a literally THOUSANDS of pigeons in Parque de las Palomas, especially later in the afternoon. So just imagine about 10 times that what you saw there and you'll get an idea.