UNESCO World Heritage Site

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

Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Panama, inscribed in 1980.

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.

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.

Country
Panama
Region
North America
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1980
UNESCO reference
135
Area
0 ha

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