Martín González, Carolina, Puerto Rico

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Martín González is a barrio in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 24,662.

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Edificio Alcaldia

The Edificio Alcaldia, also known as the Antigua Casa Alcaldía de Carolina, is a historic building in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The building was designed by Puerto Rican architect Rafael Carmoega, then an architect of the Department of the Interior, with assistance of Francisco Garden. The Department of the Interior also built the building. In addition to serving as the City Hall, the facilities included government offices, the Municipal Jail, and a Medical Office. It is a reinforced concrete and steel building, with bearing walls and major beams made of reinforced concrete. Joists for floors are steel. The building has a belltower with a small, reinforced concrete cupola with Spanish ceramic tiles. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2000. It was listed in part for its architecture, which is "in a style peculiar to the period in Puerto Rico. Reminiscent of traditional Spanish architecture, with motifs as varied as hanging moorish balconies on the one hand, and an austere Navarran portal on the other, the building is architecturally, one of the best in downtown Carolina." The building was restored in 1992. It is currently the headquarters of the Cultural Development Program and the Tourism Office of the Municipality of Carolina. A new city hall was inaugurated in 1998.

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Carolina barrio-pueblo

Carolina barrio-pueblo is a barrio and the administrative center of Carolina, a municipality of Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 1,201. As was customary in Spain, in Puerto Rico, the municipality has a barrio called pueblo which contains a central plaza, the municipal buildings, and a Catholic church. Fiestas patronales are held in the central plaza every year.

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Church San Fernando of Carolina

The Church of San Fernando de La Carolina, also known as the San Fernando Rey Parish Church, is a historic Catholic parish located in Carolina Pueblo, the historical and administrative center of the Puerto Rican municipality of Carolina. The church building was built between 1860 and 1862, with further modifications made in 1870 and 1984. The church was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1984, and on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones on February 3, 2000. The parish church San Fernando of Carolina sits directly in front of the town square, with its entrance facing west. The church occupies the central space of a town block with structures on both sides restricting its space and reducing its view. It is separated from the street by an iron grillwork fence, enclosing a tiled area which surrounds the church on three of its sides. This church, as well as the one in Vega Baja, was designed by engineer Antonio Maria de Vizcarrondo y Guitian. Both churches are similar in their facades and in the arrangement of interior spaces, the one in Carolina being the smaller of the two.

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Plaza Carolina

Plaza Carolina is an enclosed shopping mall located in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Anchored by JCPenney, TJ Maxx, Forever 21, Caribbean Cinemas, Burlington, Chili's Grill & Bar, and Supermercados Econo, it features 161 stores, making it the second largest mall in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The mall has a food court in its second floor and several offices in its third floor. Plaza Carolina recently housed a Forever 21 store which closed in 2025.

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2003 World Masters Athletics Championships

2003 World Masters Athletics Championships is the fifteenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Carolina, Puerto Rico, from 1 to 13 July 2003. The low participation number may be partly due to the fear of flying after the 2001 September 11 attacks and the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak. This is the second time that the Championships is hosted in Puerto Rico; the fifth edition of 1983 was held in San Juan. This is the first edition of the Championships conducted after the governing body of this series was formally renamed from World Association of Veteran Athletes to World Masters Athletics at the previous edition held in Brisbane, Australia, The main venue was Pista Atletica Basilio Rodriguez located within the Complejo Deportivo Municipal Roberto Clemente. Other stadia included Estadio Roberto Clemente, Estadio Sixto Escobar that had hosted the 1983 Championships in San Juan, and University of Puerto Rico Sports Complex in Río Piedras. Non-stadia venues included Central Park and Parque Julia de Burgos. The competitions were briefly interrupted by showers from Tropical Storm Claudette. This edition of masters athletics Championships had a minimum age limit of 35 years for women and 40 years for men. During General Assembly on 10 July the starting age for men was reduced from 40 to 35 for subsequent editions. Also, the inaugural 2004 Indoor Championships was approved to be held in Sindelfingen, Germany. This Championships was organized by WMA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee led by William Aleman. In addition to a full range of track and field events, non-stadia events included 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk, 20K Race Walk, and Marathon.

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