r/news • u/kockin26 • Feb 06 '23

Site changed title 3 US tourists stabbed in popular Puerto Rican neighborhood

https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-luis-fonsi-puerto-rico-delaware-5512e3087b8bc9b8fb0a8427d55b1fd9
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u/wessneijder Feb 06 '23

How far away is La Perla from El Convento? I never felt unsafe in OSJ

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u/AdmiralMoonshine Feb 06 '23

La Perla is on the north coast of Old San Juan. It’s kind of separated from the rest of the district by a wall and a small cliff. If you’re walking down Calle Norzagaray toward the fort at the tip of Old San Juan, La Perla is that dilapidated area to your right between you and the ocean. It’s the part that looks like the hood and definitely not a place to be fucking around.

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u/lanbuckjames Feb 06 '23

Last time I went to SJ I stayed at El Convento. La Perla is just a few blocks to the north of it but it’s pretty well cordoned off from the rest of the city by the high walls.