Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Architectural Gem of the West | Travel and History

Mayagüez is an architectural gem and absolutely worth a visit.
The downtown plaza boasts the historic Lady of the Candelaria church, beautiful bronze statues, an early century monastery, and Art Deco buildings from the 1920’s.
Visiting the city of Mayagüez is the excuse you are looking for to get out and explore Puerto Rico!
Join me for a self guided walking tour around Mayagüez, including the unique architetcure of the Plaza Colon, City Hall, US Customs House, and a 1920's convent converted to a boutique hotel. Beyond the distinctive architecture, this city boasts incredible restaurants, small town charm, and incredible ocean views.
Read more about Mayagüez, Puerto Rico at jentheredonethat.com/mayaguez...
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Read more about the history, accommodations, dining, and more in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico at jentheredonethat.com/mayaguez-puerto-rico-architectural-gem/

[@hornybastard3902]

TK U 4 THAT BEAUTIFUL VIDEO JEN.I NEVER GOT 2 C ALL THAT BEAUTY WHEN I WAS GROWING IN P.R.BEING UNDERAGED I COULDNT EXPLORE MUCH🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷.........

[@titomartinez5581]

Hi Jen, I went to college in Mayaguez in the 1980s. My favorite stomping grounds, and where I met my wife. Ironically, we now live in Arizona! :)

[@beatrizsanchez4652]

I am Puerto Rican I love your documentary It is very wonderful God Bless you and your family thank you I used to live in Mayagüez for years and I love it It is a very wonderful city I am proud to say I love my people of Mayagüez ❤

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Thank you for watching. Mayagüez is my favorite town plaza on the island! So beautiful and relaxing.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Wow! I went to school in Mayagüez! They must had restored the town! It never looked so beautiful like it is now! I’m impressed! Love the classic look and preservation! I haven’t been there in 40 years!👌😎👍👉♥️just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!

[@christianhurtado9338]

Just bought a home here . I am venezuelan . I love Puerto Rico and it's people .

[@sir.fuentes7642]

Had no idea Mayaguez was so beautiful.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

The architecture is stunning and such good food!

[@Mr67Stanger]

Great video. Thank you for making it. Mayaguez is my second home and its in my heart for all of the great memories while I was in my Alma Mater, the Colegio!.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Mayaguez is my favorite town plaza! What a great place to spend time, especially in school.

[@LizRodriguez0418]

If you like architecture you should film in the downtown historic district in Ponce. Its has such an amazing variety of styles but mostly late 1800's neoclassic architecture and restaurants, hotels and museums in the historic district.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Thank you for the great suggestion! I haven't been to Ponce in a couple years, just drive past it.

[@LizRodriguez0418]

@@JenThereDoneThat You welcome and if you want a great view of the city go to El Vigía hill and also there (at El vigia)is a huge mansion there people call El castillo serralles that used to be the home of the family that own Don Q rum and now its a museum.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

@@LizRodriguez0418 Oh, I love Don Q rum - definitely going to check it out!

[@HVelez64]

A bring me back memories when I was living in mayagüez beautiful Town

[@JenThereDoneThat]

I agree! One of my favorite spots to walk around after a nice meal.

[@annettemartinez4063]

MY HOMETOWN!!!! 😍😍😍😍

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Awesome!

[@nesq4104]

Beautiful

[@anjeanetteschannel]

So beautiful!

[@JuanFigueroa-wh5th]

If love arquitecture, you will definitely like Ponce. Some buildings were damaged by the recent earthquakes and some are in need of restoration but you will be delighted by the arquitecture.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

After lockdown, I will definitely go back to Ponce.

[@carmeloramirez4447]

Awesome thank you so much for the update and love for my Home town MAYAGUEZ...WHERE MY FAM FROM... I WAS IN THE MAYAGUEZ..TOWN IN 1993 WOW YEAH ITS BEEN YEAR'S IVE LEARN HOW FISH jalar chinchorro and all types of fish spicy it was amazing I i, I've love waking up in morning... Everymorning.was just so full of love energy and glory of being in the island I'm from a little town call El Mani which there's a bringe by the boquilla and the Rodriguez fam my family by my mom side and uncle they lived there and RAMIREZ fam as we'll thanks so much.... Love your love of showing us the passion of our beutiful island PUERTORICO... MAYAGUEZ ITS AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL......IT FELLS LIKE A NEW PARADISE....GOD BLESS YOU AND FAMILY FRIENDS..JEN THANKS AGAIN MAMITA.....TAKE CARE!!!!

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Mayaguez is a beautiful place, I am so happy to share the memory with you!

[@joserivera4817]

Mayagüez, favorite place, my fiance living here. Thanks for this video.

[@willlrodriguez6445]

Beautiful town very clean and people are great very nice and polite

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Totally agree!

[@aquienpuedainteresar4188]

I grew up in Mayaguez, left many years ago. It seems like they are restoring it to it's former glory.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Mayaguez is so beautiful with an incredible food scene. You should come back to visit and see for yourself!

[@aquienpuedainteresar4188]

@@JenThereDoneThat I hope to do that's soon. 👍🏽

[@aidadetres8776]

I grew in Mayaguez, PR.Every corner are clean I study in Eugenio Maria de Hostos High school I love my city.

[@aquienpuedainteresar4188]

@@aidadetres8776 I'm glad to hear that, especially after the Huracán. Graduated from la Hostos, but the old one.

[@antoniovillanueva1161]

Beautiful small town. Thanks for sharing.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Glad you like it!

[@PETERODZZ]

Actually Mayaquez is pretty big Town.

[@normagonzalez7470]

Each town has more than the main town, so they are bigger, not only what you see...

[@denicecarlagordon3040]

Gorgeous place great story in nayaguez in Puerto Rico. 🇵🇷 ☺👍

[@waderivers3304]

Thanks Jen, I’ve decided to move there. Wonderful video.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Glad it was helpful!

[@LizRodriguez0418]

Also San German its very historic and the second oldest town in Puerto Rico with one of the oldest churches in the island.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Another great suggestion, thank you. I haven't gone to that church.

[@patriciahankel4078]

Thanks for the tour. Beautiful Mayaguez.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeffdwyer6105]

You should check out the Plaza in San Sabastian , there is a historic Mansion on the plaza (open to public) and a museum across the street

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Great tip, I will go check it out!

[@borinightmare]

My dad and Frankie Ruiz were born in the same barrio but only a block away from each other. I also have relatives mostly in the Mayagüéz Hormigueros areas.

[@edjponce6003]

Nice video. Mayagüez is a beautiful city. Also visit PONCE.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

So many people are asking for Ponce videos, I will definitely have to go back after the lockdown restrictions are lifted.

[@edjponce6003]

@@JenThereDoneThat It will be a pleasure for me to receive you in the . I am about to take videos of Ponce. Maybe one day we can make a video together where you tell what you think about Ponce. ☺

[@ferdinandcastro7399]

Love the jíbaro music: piano, bongó, guiro, and bajo, good choice!

[@augieviz2088]

Beautiful and nicely narrated.. Have to go check out Mayaguez.. I went to Yauco and its downtown plaza.. It has a monument to its Coffee and Corsican immigrants that settled there as well as other immigrants... Google . Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico.. Corsica Is an island between Italy and France .. They speak french and as a matter of fact thats why many western Puerto Ricans scrape their Rs and double RRs and many have last names that end with an "i"... Santini.. Franchechi.. Bahamundi.. Carratini.. Etc..

[@carmeloramirez4447]

If you visit the area of El Mani there's a panaderia before the bridged woooh mighty tasty and ask for chenty it's the owner...he speak Ingles and it's marry to a beutiful Polish girl which are amazing people the know me and my fam if you ask for Lucy she's next to the. Bridge and Israel which was my father is right around the panaderia Israel is known for fisherman from the beach thRamirez fam 41 today and I fell like I'm missing out have to go again my heart started raising fast jajjjj when I saw you so happy and representing mayaguez Puerto Rico witch's honor again thank you and you have a blessed vacation

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Gracias! I will go visit there.

[@onlineclassificationdigita4047]

You are did only lady in Puerto Rico where every body at. The island is all for u.im actually from mayaquez came to the state in 1968. But I vaca there I was at that plaza two year. My cuz father was an artist there in mayaquez there are pictures portrait of him in city hall.

[@Aidamoon29]

My pueblitooo Mayagüez I’m glad you came west is the best

[@JenThereDoneThat]

I love Mayaguez! I enjoyed breakfast there yesterday.

[@namegoeshere9226]

San Juan gets all the glory, but there are other cities in Puerto Rico with beautiful architecture.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Exactly!

[@normagonzalez7470]

Every town in PR has lot to see. Lot of everything and history too.

[@borinightmare]

My Dad was born in el barrio Barranquilla in Mayagüez

[@JenThereDoneThat]

That is such a beautiful place!

[@evelyndiaz4562]

I would like to know about gunica Puerto Rico. Thanks, for all you show us and the updates.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

I was in Guanica a few days ago. I am working on a new video, but here is my Instagram of Guanica beach. instagram.com/p/CK2CFU8B-JP/?

[@maryannelarsen1186]

Great tour Jen.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Thank you, it is one of my favorite plazas!

[@maritzaponce2884]

Jen we also have the black sand beaches in Mayaguez, beautiful and so different than the white sand on beaches around the island , thank you for featuring my beautiful hometown

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Yes! The black sand beaches are actually very fine, soft sand. Love them!!

[@EmmanuelMelendez]

This was good you should do more of these type of videos. I am from Ponce.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Gracias! I will!

[@glenncardona9196]

I actually proposed to my fiancee here at this plaza

[@JenThereDoneThat]

That is so sweet! What a perfect spot for a proposal. Congratulations to you and your fiance.

[@cindycarr20026]

PR is my little Spain 🇪🇸

[@Michael-cf9lf]

A video of the Ponce Museum Of Art would be great but I would imagine that videos would not be allowed over security concerns. The art work is pretty impressive (Museo de Arte de Ponce).

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Filming in art galleries is usually prohibited. I may be able to get some exterior coverage and just provide information. Similar to the Museo de Art in San Juan - jentheredonethat.com/museum-of-art-puerto-rico/

[@Michael-cf9lf]

@@JenThereDoneThat Yes its a beautiful place and the artwork is 1st class.

[@josiequeen3739]

My Grandpa Hugo was born and raised here ☺️

[@JenThereDoneThat]

I love Mayaguez!! I bet your Grandpa has some great stories growing up there.

[@iberiuspolonius8591]

I stayed here for about a week back in 1996. Question though, how come so few people around?

[@JenThereDoneThat]

There are fewer people during the week, and I try to avoid filming people without their consent.

[@carmensantiago4135]

Could you show a couple of the small coffee farms in Lares.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Definately! Many of the coffee plantations are still rediscovering from Hurricane Maria, it is nice to see their progress. Plus, I love coffee!

[@roberts8376]

Would like to see more in Patillas

[@JenThereDoneThat]

I love Patillas! I need to go back there after Lockdown is lifted.

[@PETERODZZ]

Maybe one I could go back. I like Mayaquez.

[@JenThereDoneThat]

It is such a beautiful town, great food, unique architecture, and amazing people!

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Nice channel,i I just subscribed

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Thanks for the sub!

[@nesq4104]

Are the streets that empty or you filmed early? I notice many pr videos of cities have empty streets

[@JenThereDoneThat]

Both, the streets were not very full on the weekdays that I was filming (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday during the rain) and I tend to avoid getting people in my videos. Not everyone wants to be on KZbin. Outside of San Juan, most towns are very crowded at all.

[@nesq4104]

@@JenThereDoneThat ok, I understand

[@melfeliciano8449]

Mayagüez is a college town so all those bars and pubs get pretty crowded on Thursday night...specially since the legal drinking age in Puerto Rico is 18 years.

[@maritzaponce2884]

@@melfeliciano8449 omg so true, i went to visit family in 2018 and my daughter who had never been to PR met some college kids and hung out with them on the strip by the plaza, the bars were full of college kids, she had an amazing experience meeting new people and they were soooo welcoming, she is still in touch with them, the people are genuine and down to earth

[@SuperchargedSupercharged]

Ponce please

[@nguyensNam96.12]

Hello friend

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San German, Puerto Rico's second oldest town...

[@JenThereDoneThat]

I need to spend more time in San German, it is so beautiful!

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