About San Juan Cemetery (Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery)

Sitting just outside the northern walls of the old city, the neoclassical church in the cemetery provides a central point among the graves. The colony’s eldest citizens are buried here, as well as the great Puerto Rican freedom fighter Pedro Albizu Campos. This Harvard-educated chemical engineer, lawyer, and politician began the agricultural workers’ strikes in 1934 and was at the lead of the movement for Puerto Rican independence until his detention and imprisonment in 1936. Muggings have happened here, so be careful if venturing in.

Must See

  • Professional sculptures
  • View of the ocean

How to reach

The cemetery is 2.1 km away from the center.
Taxi: You can drive from San Juan to Calle Cementerio for 3 minutes. 
Alternatively, you could walk for 20 minutes.

Tips

  • Bring a camera because the statuary is highly photogenic, and the view from the northern wall out over the breakers of the Atlantic Ocean is breathtaking.
  • Be sure to enter from the tunnel on Calle Tiburcio Reyes. Because it is also right next to a dangerous neighborhood called La Perla, do not visit to close to dark and do not enter through La Perla.
  • The place is very crowded.
  • Carry a sunscreen as it could be very sunny.
  • Do not ruin any property by marking anything.
  • Pay respects by getting flowers if you can.

Visit Time

Sunday:        Open 24 hours

Monday:       Open 24 hours

Tuesday:      Open 24 hours

Wednesday: Open 24 hours

Thursday:     Open 24 hours

Friday:          Open 24 hours

Saturday:      Open 24 hours

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Waiting Time

None

 

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Entrance Fee

No

 

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Time you can spend

1 hour

 

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Weather

Light Rain 24.53°C

 

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