Panama

Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo

Fortifications de la côte caraïbe du Panama : Portobelo, San Lorenzo

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Country
Panama
Inscribed
1980
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Area
0 ha
Coordinates
9.5539°, -79.6558°
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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.

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