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Ocean Park is an upscale beachfront community of San Juan, Puerto Rico . It is one 40 “sub-barrios” of Santurce . The land area measures 0.52 km&2 (520,891 m&2), with a resident population of 1,976 as of U.S. Census Of 2000 . It is bound on the east by “Calle Guerrero Noble” and its straight extension to the beach, a short piece of “Calle Cacique” running east to connect to “Calle Teniente Rivera”, and the connecting piece of “Calle Soldado Cruz” to “Calle Loíza”. The southern border is up to “Calle Loíza”,but excluding same. In the west, it is “Calle María Mozco” (northern part) and “Calle Santa Ana” and in the north is bordered by the beach and the Atlantic Ocean. In the center of the district is the park “Parque Barbosa” and the residential area of “Santa Teresita” forms the eastern part of the district. Ocean Park has a wide ocean frontChristopher Hall, Puerto Rico's San Juan is a charming combination of busy street life and blissful beaches , SFGate, March 11, 2001 and its offshore reefs prevent large waves reaching the beach, which is popular with trendy beachgoers. San Juan Condado Ocean Park Beach , www.andalucia-puertorico.com Strong seasonal onshore Trade Winds make the area popular for Kitesurfing and Windsurfing Kinsley Wong, Puerto Rico KiteBoarding Xpedition , December 17, 2003 The beach is located between Condado and Isla Verde beaches and thanks to that this is an essentially tranquil, tree-lined street residential neighbourhood, it still conserves good examples of single family homes from the decades between 1930 and 1950. Small Bed & Breakfast Inns which blend in with the residential community also dot the area.J.A. del Rosario, Fast Times At Ocean Park PUERTO RICO HERALD, September 12, 2003 TRIVIA Parque Barbosa is also known as the “último trolley” (last tram) which was the last “electric streetcar” that crossed the streets of San Juan from 1901 to 1946 and was placed in the park and operated as a restaurant, hence the name, “último trolley”. EXTERNAL LINKS Buoyweather.com Global Weather Service, Puerto Rico region REFERENCES |
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