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Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo
Depopulated village in Colón, Panama / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chagres (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtʃaɣɾes]), once the chief Atlantic port on the isthmus of Panama, is now an abandoned village at the historical site of Fort San Lorenzo (Spanish: Fuerte de San Lorenzo). The fort's ruins and the village site are located about 8 miles (13 km) west of Colón, on a promontory overlooking the mouth of the Chagres River.
Quick Facts Country, Province ...
Chagres | |
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Depopulated village | |
![]() The current ruins of Fort San Lorenzo date from the 1750s.[2] | |
![]() Map of Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo in about 1739 | |
Coordinates: 9°19′20″N 80°00′10″W | |
Country | Panama |
Province | Colón |
District | Chagres |
Established | 1680s |
Depopulated | 1916 |
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Quick Facts Fort San Lorenzo, Site history ...
Fort San Lorenzo | |
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Fuerte de San Lorenzo, Castillo de San Lorenzo de Chagres | |
Chagres, Panama | |
![]() Fort San Lorenzo. 2009 | |
Site history | |
Built | 1587 (1587) - 1750 (1750) |
Built by | Spain |
Official name | Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, iv |
Designated | 1980 (4th session) |
Reference no. | 135 |
Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
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