Travel & Sports: Puerto Rico ©2009 Travel & Sports® Inc. Select Language English | Español | Deutsch | Francais | Portugues Expert Help | Email this page | 35499 | Packages / Coupons / Auctions | Create Your MasterGuide™ | Advertise Puerto Rico > Villalba Villalba Gateway to the interior. By:Travel & Sports Staff, June-2008 Located in the sub-central part of the interior, Villalba was founded in 1917 by Walter Mc K. Jones, a North American (for a bit of this history, visit the Walter Mc K. Jones Museum). Villalba is known as "Ciudad Avancina" (the Advanced City). In Puerto Rico, technological advances such as electricity and telephone lines came to Villalba first. That tradition extends to the present day with one of the highest peaks in Puerto Rico, the nearby Cerro Maravilla, hosting the telecommunication towers for the entire Island. In ... (more) Embalse Toa Vaca, /Dean Where to Stay, What to Do, Who Can Help: Artisans & Galleries Attractions & Sights Events Info-PRTC Information Nature/Adventure Públicos Trolley Villalba: Artisans & Galleries Villalba Artisans (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-847-8025 787-643-6390 787-847-1528FX Wood turning and needle crafts. Symbol Key: Sponsors. Villalba: Attractions & Sights Chorro de Doña Juana (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-847-8025 787-643-6390 787-847-1528FX Rt 149 Km 41.3. Impressive waterfall. Embalse Toa Vaca (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-847-8025 787-643-6390 787-847-1528FX Rt 150. Large lake just south of Villalba. Mirador Orocovis-Villalba (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-812-1520 787-847-1528FX Rt 143 Km 39.8. Lookout tower with fantastic views of Ponce, Villalba, Santa Isabel, Juana Díaz and other southern towns of Puerto Rico. Facilities for activities and a playground. Museo Walter Mc K. Jones (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-847-2275 787-847-7226 787-847-6925FX Muñoz Rivera St. An exhibition in the Walter Mc K. Jones school focusing on this leading citizen of Villalba. Piscinas de Toro Negro (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-847-8025 787-643-6390 787-847-1528FX Rd. 149, Int. 143. Part of Bosque de Toro Negro. Natural pool, waterfall, picnic area. Plaza de Recreo José R. Figueroa (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-847-8025 787-643-6390 787-847-1528FX Muñoz Rivera St. Main plaza named after the town's founding father. Symbol Key: Sponsors, Attractions & Sights. Villalba: Events Carnaval Del Gandúl (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-847-8025 787-643-6390 787-847-1528FX 12/05/2008 - 12/07/2008 Complejo Deportivo. Annual harvest festival with music, festival queen, parades and food. Villalba Patron Saint Festival (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-847-8025 787-643-6390 787-847-1528FX 07/10/2009 - 07/12/2009 A festival in honor of the town's patron saint (La Virgen del Carmen) includes music, games and food kiosks. Symbol Key: Sponsors. Villalba: Info-PRTC Ponce, Porta Caribe (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-290-2911 787-284-4913 787-843-5958FX 9192 Marina St. Suite 2. www.gotopuertorico.com Porta Caribe Regional Office Symbol Key: Sponsors, Info-PRTC. Villalba: Information Villalba Mayor's Office (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-847-8025 787-643-6390 787-847-1528FX 25 Muñoz Rivera St. Villalba Tourism Office (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-847-8025 787-643-6390 787-847-1528FX 29 Muñoz Rivera St. Symbol Key: Sponsors, Information. Villalba: Nature/Adventure Acampa Nature Adventure (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-706-0695 787-640-2822 787-706-0695FX 1221 Ave. Piñero. www.acampapr.com Guided hiking, cave exploration, rainforest, waterfalls, zip-line, rappelling, camping, backpacking & multi-day adventures, custom nature trips Island-wide and Mona Island. All trips include lunch, snacks and transportation. Outdoor goods store. (main office: San Juan Metro.) Symbol Key: Sponsors, PRTC Endorsed, Charters, Climbing, Camping, Hiking, Nature/Adventure. Villalba: Públicos Public Cars Terminal (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-847-8025 787-643-6390 787-847-1528FX Muñoz Rivera St. at Chandón. Villalba to Ponce, Juana Díaz and around town. Santiago Bus Line (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-847-4495 787-847-3350 787-847-1295FX Rt 149 Tierra Santa. Buses to rent in Villalba for trips to any part of the Island. Symbol Key: Sponsors. Villalba: Trolley Villalba Trolley (more) > Puerto Rico > Villalba 787-847-1200 787-847-8341FX El Tablado. Symbol Key: Sponsors, Trolley.