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Sunday, September 1, 2019

Puerto Rico Part 5- Around Ponce-July 30th

My street in Ponce where I grew up

My house in Ponce

My great grandparents grave and with them is Titi Carmelita their daugther, my grandpa's sister. I met Carmelita and she was very nice to me and I heard she was my mom's godmother.

Genara Thillet my great-grandmother, my mom's grandma

Titi Carmelita

Pedro Jose Sotomayor Lopez de Alicea, my great-grandpa, my mom's grandpa

Walking around the old Ponce Catholic Cemetery

Entrance to the Cemetery, San Vicente de Paul Cementerio Catolico de Ponce

My High School. Dr Pila High School

My grandma's house. When I was born we lived here until I was 2 years old. My parents bought their house, I showed the picture in this post. I used to come to my grandma's house every day because she took care of me.

Puerto Rico part 4- Cabo Rojo-July 29th

On July 29th we visited el Cerro Guianiquilla in Cabo Rojo where my grandma Eugenia Ramirez was born. It was awesome, Rafy Del Toro, my cousin, who is the son of my grandma's cousin Ernesto Del Toro Ramirez took me and my uncle around to meet my mom's cousins.

Me, Rafy, his wife Zaida, Tio Willie and my cousin Willito.

Meeting my mom's cousin Grace the daughter of Luis my grandma Eugenia's brother. We stopped by her sister Iris' house but she wasn't home.

Cousin Rafy, me and Cousin Yiyo. Rafy Del Toro. Yiyo Aponte.

The view from Yiyo's house

Ken Ramirez' house. Ken is my second cousin the son of Anibal my mom's cousin

Luz Urban, my mom's cousin

With Jocelyn Ucedo's dog. Ken was watching it. Jocelyn is a cousin of mine too.

Luz, Evelyn Escobar (Ken's mom), a friend of Evelyn and Ken

Tio Heriberto's old house. I remember visiting this house as a kid. It is abandoned.

Next door to Tio Heriberto is my great-grandma's lot where she had her house. I remember the old run down wooden house, no one lived in it when I was a kid.