Parque Lineal Veredas del Labrador
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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 Veredas del Labrador. The park runs along the Río Portugués and Río Bucaná
rivers in the city of Ponce.
when an injection of $18 million was received from the Government of Puerto Rico as a result of a 1998 Supreme Court order
, during the administration of mayor Churumba, and which mandated the Government of Puerto Rico to pay for certain infrastucture improvements in the municipality of Ponce.
bordering Julio Enrique Monagas Family Park
. Phase II will stretch 4.9 km and run along the western bank of Rio Portugues until the point where it feeds Rio Bucana from where it continues running along the western bank of Rio Bucana until it empties in the Caribbean Sea
. Phase III consists of 4 kilometers and runs along the eastern bank of Rio Bucana to the Caribbean Sea. As of October 2011, phase I was complete.
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 park will link to, but it is different from, a neighboring park also currently under construction called Parque Lineal Veredas del Labrador. The park runs along the Río Portugués and Río Bucaná
Río Bucaná
Río Bucaná, is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Rio Bucana has its origin in barrio Machuelo Arriba where it forms at an altitude of . It forms from the confluence of Rio Cerrillos and Rio Bayagan. It is also fed by Rio Portugues during its southernly run. Rio Bucana used to run...
rivers in the city of Ponce.
"Ponce En Marcha"
The park is under construction as part of the Ponce en Marcha plan. Parque Lineal started construction under the administration of mayor Francisco Zayas SeijoFrancisco Zayas Seijo
Dr. Francisco R. Zayas Seijo, D.V.M., also known as Ico , is a former member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and mayor of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico...
when an injection of $18 million was received from the Government of Puerto Rico as a result of a 1998 Supreme Court order
Court order
A court order is an official proclamation by a judge that defines the legal relationships between the parties to a hearing, a trial, an appeal or other court proceedings. Such ruling requires or authorizes the carrying out of certain steps by one or more parties to a case...
, during the administration of mayor Churumba, and which mandated the Government of Puerto Rico to pay for certain infrastucture improvements in the municipality of Ponce.
Phases
The park consists of three mayor trenches and will be built in three corresponding phases. Phase I, consisting of 3.8 kilometers will run the along eastern bank of Rio Portugues and along the western bank of Rio BucanaRío Bucaná
Río Bucaná, is a river in the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Rio Bucana has its origin in barrio Machuelo Arriba where it forms at an altitude of . It forms from the confluence of Rio Cerrillos and Rio Bayagan. It is also fed by Rio Portugues during its southernly run. Rio Bucana used to run...
bordering Julio Enrique Monagas Family Park
Julio Enrique Monagas Family Park
The Parque Familiar Julio Enrique Monagas is Puerto Rico's largest passive park. It is located in barrio Bucaná, Ponce, Puerto Rico, on the banks of rivers Bucaná and Portugués...
. Phase II will stretch 4.9 km and run along the western bank of Rio Portugues until the point where it feeds Rio Bucana from where it continues running along the western bank of Rio Bucana until it empties in the Caribbean Sea
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
. Phase III consists of 4 kilometers and runs along the eastern bank of Rio Bucana to the Caribbean Sea. As of October 2011, phase I was complete.