Travel Arecibo, Puerto Rico: West end of main square

One of the things I love about travel is to discover local places that are not necessarily frequented by tourists. We started the day by driving west from Dorado into the coastal town of Arecibo which was settled in 1556. Caught in a downpour, we watched the goings-on on the main square ducked underneath a balcony. This town was definitely not a tourist town, and some of the rather run-down buildings away from the main square attested to that. When we were trying to find our way out of town to Highway 10 for a connection to the south coast, a local security guard took pity on us and guided us out of this city. Arecibo is most famous for the nearby Arecibo Observatory, an enormous radio telescope that measures 305 m in diameter and was featured in the James Bond movie "GoldenEye" as well as in the film "Contact".

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[kraf2]

@sincapa thats not true Arecivo is still running and there alot of shops open i live near there

[sincapa]

Ase tiempo que no voy. Mi papa me lle vava cuando era chiquito Pero medice que lla no existe. El pueblo d Arecibo desafortunadamente esta muerto. Y la mayoria de las tiendas an desaparesido.

[magneto1000]

@sincapa en verdad q es el pollo mas rico q e probao pero siempre q voy como al medio dia no queda TT_TT

[vitas1teamo]

Wooooo el pollito locoo!!! mmmmm que ricooo!!

[sincapa]

Que viva el malloral el mejor pollo del mundo

[GATILLERO99]

arecibo que lindo eres. los canos

[carmelo1966]

I haven't see this place in years, next time go to Plaza del mercado.