Hacienda Buena Vista and plantation is located on the mountainous side of Ponce and it’s considered one of the most preserved haciendas in Puerto Rico. Hacienda Buena Vista’s buildings and machinery date back to the mid-19th century and after all this time, they’re still functional. Don Salvador de Vives emigrated from Venezuela to Puerto Rico and started Hacienda Buena Vista in 1833 as a farm that produced plantains, bananas, corn, and avocados. Between 1845 and 1847, Carlos Vives, the son of Salvador, built a water-powered corn mill that ran with…
