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Canal Cruise Panama
Information on Panama Canal Cruises
and what else to do around the Panama Canal
Fort
San Lorenzo
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Fort San
Lorenzo, Colon, Panama |
Fort San
Lorenzo
Fort San Lorenzo a fort from Spanish
colonial times built in 1597 near at the mouth of the
Chagres River, sits on the north of the Protected Area.
Together with the fortifications of Portobelo, the Fort San
Lorenzo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in
1981, and was included in the World Monuments Fund list of
Endangered Monuments for 1997-1998. Source:
SanLorenzo.org
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UNESCO
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Breathtaking
View from the Fort San Lorenzo |
Fort San
Lorenzo, Colon, Panama |
San
Lorenzo is easy to reach from Panama by car: drive to Colon,
then to the Gatun Locks there cross the Panama Canal and
drive to Fort Sherman from there its about a 15 minutes
drive trough the National Park. Here at
PTY4U.com you find more photos from Panama.
Ask your
travel agent for the many tours available.
Here is a list of travel
agents that offer tours in Panama.
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