Dorado

Dorado is a small tourist town in the northern coast of Puerto Rico, 15 miles west of San Juan. Dorado has long been known as a golf haven. Its touristic industry includes the Dorado Beach Resort and the Dorado del Mar Embassy Suites. In addition, there are many upscale neighborhoods and a small town with a Spanish town square (plaza). President Gerald Ford once stayed in Dorado during his presidency, for a 1976 meeting with other heads of state from the Caribbean.

The name Dorado may have come from the Dorado family that lived at the mouth of the Río La Plata in the 1500’s. However it was named, San Antonio de Dorado was established as a town by the decree of the governor of Puerto Rico, Don Santiago de Méndez Vigo, in 1842.
On the Plaza de Recreo de Dorado, you will find a remarkable statue showing 3 life-sized figures: Spanish, African and Taíno. This is the Monumento a las Raíces, sculpted by Salvador Rivera Cardona (of Dorado). Other points of interest include the newly established Museo de Arte e Historia de Dorado. The three exhibition halls of the Museo document the history of Dorado including a display of Taíno artifacts. Inside the Santuario del Cristo de la Reconciliación stands a 25-foot statue of Christ, created by another well-known Puerto Rican sculptor, Sonny Rodríguez. You might also want to stop by the former home of the artist Marcos Alegría and visit what is now the Museo Marcos J. Alegría, to view a portion of his life’s work.

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