Plaza Muñoz Rivera
| Plaza Muñoz Rivera | |
|---|---|
| { Part of Plaza Las Delicias } Formerly, Paseo de La Alameda (ca. 1800s) and Plaza de Las Delicias (1873, 1913) | |
Plaza Muñoz Rivera in Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| Type | Municipal Plaza and Urban park |
| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18°00′44″N 66°36′51″W / 18.01218°N 66.61406°W |
| Area | 2,400 square meters (26,000 sq ft) |
| Created | 1670 |
| Operated by | Autonomous Municipality of Ponce |
| Visitors | over 200,000 |
| Status | Opened all year, 24 hours/day |
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Plaza Muñoz Rivera, formally Plaza Luis Muñoz Rivera, is the smaller of the two plazas at Plaza Las Delicias in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is located on the north side of Plaza Las Delicias, north of the larger southern Plaza Degetau. The square is notable for its fountains and for the Luis Muñoz Rivera statue. The historic Parque de Bombas and Ponce Cathedral buildings are located immediately to the south of Plaza Muñoz Rivera. The square is at the center of the Ponce Historic Zone, and is flanked by the Armstrong-Poventud Residence to the west, the Teatro Fox Delicias to the north, and Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture to the east. The square dates back to the early Spanish settlement in Ponce of 1670. It is the main tourist attraction of the city, receiving about a quarter of a million visitors per year.