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Fort San Lorenzo at Portobelo

Rank:

UNESCO

Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Panama

Best of: Ruins, Fortifications

Description:

Magnificent examples of 17th- and 18th-century military architecture, these Panamanian forts on the Caribbean coast form part of the defence system built by the Spanish Crown to protect transatlantic trade. [More Details]

This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Fort San Lorenzo at Portobelo", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.