El Convento de Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli – San German
El Convento de Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli – San German
Landscape Photography
of Puerto Rico by Raúl Colón
Porta Coeli Church In San German
As a Kid, I fell in love with understanding history. The town of San German can take some credit in nurturing that love for history.
One of the highlights of every summer vacation visiting the Island was stopping her in San German’s Porta Coeli.
Also known as the Convent church, or El Convento de Santo Domingo de Porta Coeli in Spanish is one of the oldest church structures in the western hemisphere.
A week ago I made an unplanned stop in San German.
For that reason, I had to stop at Porta Coeli, so I could my daughter the experience of seeing this old structure.
My daughter enjoyed looking at this cute and historic building.
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