portobelo and san lorenzo
states: [panama]
category: cultural
year: 1980
location: Province of Colon - Distric of Cristobal
region: Latin America and the Caribbean
latitude/longitude: 9.5538888890, -79.6558333300
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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