Fort San Lorenzo
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The Fort of San Lorenzo is located at the entrance to the Chagres River in the province of Colón, Panama
. It was declared by UNESCO
as a World Heritage Site
in the year 1980 under the name of the Fortifications on the Caribbean coast of Panama, of the town of Portobelo . They formed the defensive system to the transatlantic trade of the Monarchy of Spain. It is a good example of military architecture of the 16th and 17th century.
See: Portobelo, Colón
9.322364°N 80.002861°W
Colón, Panama
Colón is a sea port on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. The city lies near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It is capital of Panama's Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama's second city....
. It was declared by UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
as a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
in the year 1980 under the name of the Fortifications on the Caribbean coast of Panama, of the town of Portobelo . They formed the defensive system to the transatlantic trade of the Monarchy of Spain. It is a good example of military architecture of the 16th and 17th century.
See: Portobelo, Colón
9.322364°N 80.002861°W