Planning a Trip

Getting There -- Flying from San Juan to Ponce five times a day, Cape Air (tel. 800/352-0714; www.flycapeair.com), a small regional carrier, offers flights for $154 round-trip. Flight time is 25 minutes.

If you're driving, take Las Américas Expressway south to the Luis A. Ferré Expressway Highway 52, then continue south. Once you pass over the central mountain range and reach the south coast, you will continue west until Ponce. The trip takes about 1 1/2 hours.

Getting Around -- The town's inner core is small enough that everything can be visited on foot. Taxis provide the second-best alternative.

Visitor Information -- Maps and information can be found at the tourist office, Paseo del Sur Plaza, Suite 3 (tel. 787/841-8044). It's open daily 8am to 4:30pm.