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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Toa Baja

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

Updated June 20, 2019

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The Ruins of Lazareto de Isla de Cabras (2015).

Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

Ruins of Lazaretto de Isla de Cabras

The crumbling remnants of this 19th-century quarantine hospital hint at the touristy island's darker past.
Fortín San Juan de la Cruz, aka El Cañuelo.

Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

El Cañuelo

This small fort played a huge role defending Puerto Rico’s capital city.
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The barrel room.

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Ron del Barrilito

Puerto Rico's oldest rum producer started its 140-year-old business with "a little barrel."
7 miles from Toa Baja
“Blue Pool” of Patillas

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Charco Azul

A natural swimming pool in the middle of the Carite Forest.
8 miles from Toa Baja
Casa Bacardi

Cataño, Puerto Rico

Casa Bacardí

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.
9 miles from Toa Baja
View from southwestern corner.

Cataño, Puerto Rico

Pirámide de Cataño

A former pyramid-shaped library with colorful murals lies just across the bay from Old San Juan.
9 miles from Toa Baja
Ruins of Juan Ponce de Leon’s residence at Caparra in Puerto Rico.

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Caparra Archaeological Site

The ruins of the first Spanish settlement in Puerto Rico.
9 miles from Toa Baja
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