El Morro National Monument - San Juan, Puerto Rico
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neoc1
N 18° 28.104 W 066° 07.176
19Q E 804214 N 2044432
An orientation at the east end of Bulevar de Valle gives an overview to the Fortress of San Felipe del Morro at the San Juan National Historic Site in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Waymark Code: WMQW7H
Location: Puerto Rico
Date Posted: 04/04/2016
Views: 7
The orientation table identifies the sights looking NW towards The fortress of El Morro and SE to the Santa Maria Magadalene Cemetery.
From the National Park Service Website:
"In 1961, the United States Army officially retired from El Morro. The "fort" became a part of the National Park Service to be preserved as museums. In 1983, the Castillo and the city walls were declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations. In honor of the Quincentennial of the voyages of Columbus in 1992 the exterior esplanade was cleared of palm trees that had been planted by the U.S. Army in the Fort Brooke era, and restored to the open appearance this "field-of-fire" for El Morro's cannon would have had in colonial Spanish times."
Artist / Creator:
Nation Park Service
Department of the Interior
Location / Access:
Bulevar de Valle and Calle Morovis near the entrance to El Morro National Monument
Date of creation: Not listed
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