20 Years of Identity: Conjunto Escultórico PONCE

For two decades, the monumental letters known as Las Letras de PONCE have welcomed travelers to the city with strength, color, and meaning. Designed by artist Carlos A. Rivera Villafañe and inaugurated in 2005, this iconic public sculpture has become a lasting symbol of Puerto Rican identity—on the island and across the diaspora.

This site marks the 20th anniversary of the work. Here you’ll find the full story behind its creation, restorations, tributes, and artistic interventions that show how this sculpture lives on as a space of memory, celebration, and civic pride.