San Lorenzo Fortress
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military, fortification, UNESCO World Heritage Site
17th century Spanish fort built from blocks of cut coral (according to the Lonely Planet) at the mouth of the Chagres River. Sacked by pirates(Henry Morgan) and eventually left to ruin.
In 2010, the wreck of one of Morgan's pirate ships was located in the water just off the fortress and archaeological work is underway.
The fortress is a designed UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the remaining defenses of Portobelo.
In 2010, the wreck of one of Morgan's pirate ships was located in the water just off the fortress and archaeological work is underway.
The fortress is a designed UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the remaining defenses of Portobelo.
Wikipedia article: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuerte_de_San_Lorenzo
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 9°19'21"N 80°0'10"W
- Fuerte San Lorenzo 0.2 km
- Fort Sherman 7.5 km
- Fort Sherman Military Reservation 7.5 km
- Former Site of United States Naval Station Coco Solo 14 km
- Ammo Dump 38 km
- Rousseau 60 km
- Panama Maritime Forces base 61 km
- Naval Communications Station, Balboa 62 km
- Fort Amador 65 km
- Former Rio Hato Air Force Base 104 km
- Pina Beach 1.2 km