Fort San Lorenzo, Portobelo

Fort San Lorenzo, Portobelo

The Fort of San Lorenzo is among the Peoples of Portobelo and Chagres , specifically in the province of Colon. It was declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1980 under the name of the Fortifications on the Caribbean coast of Panama , with the fortifications of the city of Portobelo . They were defensive system transatlantic trade Crown of Spain and are a fine example of military architecture of the seventeenth and eighteenth making the Fort San Lorenzo one of the oldest Spanish forts in America.

It is located next to what was the old seat of the town of Chagres River at the mouth of the same name. It was through this river that the pirate Henry Morgan came to the city of " Panama La Vieja " to plunder .

To get there you need to go on Gatun Locks on the Atlantic side of Panama Canal and into the former Fort Sherman , one military exbase , surrounded by a thick forest rich in species diversity

The Castle of San Lorenzo was built on top of a high reef , completely dominating position of the Chagres River entrance .