Plaza del Quinto Centenario - 500 Years - San Juan, Puerto Rico
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The Plaza del Quinto Centenario (500th Anniversary Square), celebrating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America and Puerto Rico, is located at the west end of Old San Juan in Puerto Rico.
Waymark Code: WMGHG1
Location: Puerto Rico
Date Posted: 03/08/2013
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The Plaza del Quinto Centenario was constructed in 1992, at the highest point in San Juan, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in what is now Puerto Rico. The multilevel level plaza has a series of stairs leading up to the focal point of the plaza El Tótem Telúrico (The Telurico Totem).
El Tótem Telúrico is located in the center of the circular upper plaza. A 40' high monument was created by local architect and ceramicist Jaime Suarez as a tribute to the discovery of the New World. El Tótem Telúrico is carved from granite and embedded with ceramic replicas of archaeological artifacts in honor of the Taino native culture of Puerto Rico.
Two bronze plaques are located next to each other in the upper
plaza. Each attests to the plaza's commemoration to the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America and Puerto Rico.
PLAZA DEL V CENTENARIO
DEL DESCUBRIMIENTO DE
AND PUERTO RICO
1492 - 1994 Y 1493 - 1993
and
PLAZA
V
CENTENARIO
1492 - 1992
DESCUBRIMIENTO
DE AMERICA Y
PUERTO RICO