Machuelo Arriba is one of the 31 barrios of the municipality of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Along with the barrios of Magueyes, Tibes, Portugués, Montes Llanos, Maragüez, and Cerrillos, Machuelo Arriba is one of the municipality's seven rural interior barrios. It was established in 1831.
Northbound PR-139 through Barrio Machuelo Arriba
Rio Bayagan (Bayagan River) running alongside Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce, Puerto Rico
A stretch of Puerto Rico Highway 505 (PR-505) southbound in Barrio Machuelo Arriba, Ponce
Ponce is a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, was founded on August 12, 1692 and is named after Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. Ponce is often referred to as La Perla del Sur, La Ciudad Señorial, and La Ciudad de las Quenepas.
Image: Ciudad de Ponce, Puerto Rico, vista desde el Hotel Ponce Holiday Inn, mirando al este (DSC02782D)
Image: Castillo Serralles
Image: Ponce Teatro La Perla
Image: Ponce cathedral, Ponce, Puerto Rico, after the Puerto Rico 2019 2020 earthquakes