The All In One Park

Where do you find the all in one park which will provide sports and recreation in touch with nature? I know that you know the answer.

In the Roberto H. Todd Avenue in Santurce you find The Central Park in San Juan Puerto Rico; a complex in the heart of the metropolitan area. I say it is the all in one because you can:

1. Run
2. Jog
3. Swim
4. Supervise your children while they play at their areas
5. Play Tennis within the 17 courts
6. Play Racket Ball
7. Play Baseball
8. Play Soccer
9. Walk
10. Ride Bicycle
11. Exercise Trail
12. Paddle Kayaks or Canoes

This park is a mangrove-bordered park covering 35 acres (14 hectares). It was inaugurated in 1979 for the Pan-American Games. Froggy213 and I visited the 78 pueblos of Puerto Rico and he loved this island so much that he wrote about them. I invite you to read these hubs; meanwhile keep by my side as I present you more about this wonderful all in one park.

The interesting part of this park is the fact of being along the estuary (partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea) of San Juan's Bay.

Puerto Rico is part of an effort from April 24, 2009, with the Proclamation Day Water Quality Monitoring in Puerto Rico when it joined the World Water Quality Monitoring Day (WWQMD); which monitors global effort around 8,090 bodies of water in all continents of the planet and which annually involves nearly 25,000 people.

The pool completed in 2006 follows the model of the Atlanta Olympic facility where the 1996 Olympic Games were celebrated. It has the capacity for 2,000 people and provides to carry out local and international competitions for different aquatic sports like: swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, and water polo.

Dedicated to The Foundation of Children with Downs Syndrome, this special area is where children are able to play on a large and healthy natural environment. A colorful and clean playground invites people to enjoy a quality time of entertainment.

Every parent wants to have their kids playing in a safe spot. This are provides many attributes of parent's expectations.

We really appreciated the labyrinth of trails and the long boardwalk that runs along the mangrove canals. Listening to the different bird sounds was like music for each step. Greg had some stops since he likes to familiarize with the iguanas as they gave me speed to walk faster away from them.

The Central Park of San Juan in Puerto Rico is a "must to be visit park". The video below will walk you along the all in one park as it encourages you to be part of the experience lived in it. Remember to keep your body hydrated by drinking water.

Thanks for reading and may God bless you!

© Maria Magdalena Ruiz O'Farrill