Parque Ecológico Urbano
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The Parque Ecológico Urbano (English: Urban Ecological Park), also known as Parque Ecológico de Ponce, is a passive park under construction in Ponce, Puerto Rico
. The city stated construction of the park on 10 March 2010, and it is expected to open it in February 2012. The park is unique in that it seeks to create a "green lung" in the city by using the ecological aspect in its entirety, from the construction materials used, to the design, and other areas as well. Except for one tree that gets relocated within the project, the park makes use of all the existing trees and shrubs as they existed on the site prior to the development of the park.
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. She has called the construction of the park one of the five "emblematic" projects of her administration.
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
. The city stated construction of the park on 10 March 2010, and it is expected to open it in February 2012. The park is unique in that it seeks to create a "green lung" in the city by using the ecological aspect in its entirety, from the construction materials used, to the design, and other areas as well. Except for one tree that gets relocated within the project, the park makes use of all the existing trees and shrubs as they existed on the site prior to the development of the park.
Cost
The initial cost of the park is $4.5 million. The park will link to, but it is different from another park also currently under construction called Parque Lineal Veredas del LabradorParque Lineal Veredas del Labrador
The Parque Lineal Veredas del Labrador, also known as just the Parque Lineal and as Veredas del Labrador is a passive park currently under construction in Ponce, Puerto Rico.The park will link to, but it is different from, a neighboring park also currently under construction called Parque Lineal...
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Features
The park will have an anphiteather with room for 672 people, a waving path, two pavilions for exhibitions, and a 466-feet artificial river.Emblematic project
Parque Ecológico Urbano is a project of Ponce Mayor María Meléndez AltieriMaría Meléndez
Dr. María Eloisa Meléndez Altieri, also known as Mayita, is the current mayor of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. She was elected during the Puerto Rican general elections of 2008, becoming the first woman elected to the office in Ponce's political history...
. She has called the construction of the park one of the five "emblematic" projects of her administration.