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Plaza Las Américas is a shopping mall in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, located at the intersection of...

Plaza Las Américas is a shopping mall in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, located at the intersection of Routes 18 and 23. It is near the Roberto Clemente Coliseum, the Hiram Bithorn Stadium, and the WKAQ-TV's studios. "Plaza", as it is known to many Puerto Ricans, was the first indoor mall built in Puerto Rico. It is the largest shopping mall in the Caribbean and the third largest in Latin America and the twelvth largest in the United States. The brothers Jerónimo, Rosa, Gerardo and Jaime Fonalledas acquire 527 acres of land previously known as “Las Monjas”. This land was property of Don Pablo Ubarri Capetillo, the Count of Santurce. Little by little cane harvesting was eliminated with the intention of using the land for the creation of Milk Company. The metropolitan area of San Juan was growing rapidly. The Planning Board begins to project the ordered development of the lands. It is then, that the Fonalledas brothers come up with the idea of establishing a Regional Shopping Center in the “Las Monjas” property. The Planning Board includes in its development plan a space of 15 land cords for a Shopping Center. The plans for the construction of a Shopping Center and the negotiations with