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Our Old San Juan Map Guide explores destinations in the Historic District of Puerto Rico’s capital city.
Founded by the Spanish in 1519, San Juan is Puerto Rico's capital. The Old San Juan Historic District is the historical heart of the city. Here you'll find architecture and culture that reflect the island's four centuries of development.
The Old San Juan Historic District features urban walking paths, military fortifications built during the Spanish colonial period, centuries-old religious structures, cultural points of interest, and communal spaces.
Timestorm Map Guides let you explore the paths that the Ventura twins take in the podcast Timestorm. We’ve teamed up with the TRAX network and Apple Maps to bring you this exciting way to explore locations of Alexa and Beni’s adventures.
TIMESTORM STORY POINTS:
OLD SAN JUAN
Below are Timestorm episodes that are set in or mention some of the locations featured in this guide.
PASEO DE LA PRINCESA | Mentioned in episode 22 by LALO
In Timestorm Episode 22: Punta Borinquen, Lalo mentions the business ventures he and his partner ran from a tent along el Paseo de la Princesa.
PARQUE DE LAS PALOMAS | Setting for a scene in episode 19
During a quest in Timestorm Episode 19: Primos, Alexa and Beni find themselves headed to el Parque de las Palomas in 1999.
LA FORTALEZA | Setting for a scene in episode 5
In Timestorm Episode 5: Torn, Alexa and Beni head to La Fortaleza to retrieve an artifact from a guard.
EL MORRO | Mentioned in episode 22 by LALO
In Timestorm Episode 22: Punta Borinquen, Lalo brings up the locations of his former ghost tour business—which include El Morro, El Hotel El Convento, and Teatro Tapia.
SAVE-A-GATO | Mentioned by JOSIE in episode 21
In Timestorm Episode 21: Faro, Josie mentions fliers for the Save-A-Gato sanctuary.
EL SEMENARIO CONCILIAR DE SAN ILDEFONSO | Mentioned by ROMÁN in episode 4
In Timestorm Episode 4: La Maestra, Román tells Beni about his studies at El Seminario Conciliar de San Ildefonso (now known as Center for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean).
PLAZA DE ARMAS | Setting for a scene in episode 20
In Timestorm Episode 20: Instant, Beni reveals something to Janelly while sitting along the edge of the Four Seasons Fountain (La Fuente de las Cuatro Estaciones).
TEATRO TAPIA | Venue namesake appears as a boy in episode 4
In Timestorm Episode 4: La Maestra, Beni spends time in Maestro Rafael Cordero’s classroom during free art practice when a young Alejandro Tapia y Rivera recites Shakespeare. Tapia y Rivera went on to be a prolific dramatist who had the Municipal Theater of San Juan renamed in his honor in 1937.
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