Morro Castle (fortress) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Morro Castle Spanish: ) is a picturesque fortress guarding the entrance to Havana bay in Havana, Cuba. Juan Bautista Antonelli, an Italian engineer, was commissioned to design the structure. When it ...
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Welcome to Castillo de San Felipe del Morro Declared a World Heritage elite by the United Nations in 1933. El Morro is Puerto Rico's best known fortress. Spanish troops fortified this 'morro'. which means 'promontory', to keep seaborne enemies out of San Juan.
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www.nps.gov/archive/saju/morro.html
www.nps.gov/archive/saju/morro.html
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Designated in 1983, San Juan NHS includes Castillo San Cristóbal, Castillo San Felipe del Morro, and Fortin San Juan de la Cruz known locally as El Cañuelo, bastions, powder houses, and three fourths of the city wall surrounding.
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El Morro Fortress in San Juan has been designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and is a six level castle with barracks, dungeons and tunnels. ... To reach the El Morro Fortress you will have to walk across the Field of Fire. This is a large open piece of ground. All trees and plants were removed from the area so that...
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www.puertorico.com/sights/el-morro/
www.puertorico.com/sights/el-morro/
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El Morro Fort, Old San Juan, San Juan, tourist attractions, information, pictures, maps ... El Morro Fort Description ... The Fuerta San Felipe del Morro (El Morro) is the largest fort in the Caribbean. Designated a National Historic Site (1949), El Morro Fort , or Fuerte San Felipe del Morro, was constructed in 1539 but...
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www.planetware.com/san-juan/old-el-morro-fort-pr-pr-mor...
www.planetware.com/san-juan/old-el-morro-fort-pr-pr-morro.htm
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You can take a bus but should be able to negotiate a taxi for $4-5. We were able to walk around and take pictures of El Morro fortress without paying and then walked the 5 minutes over to the Cabana fortress which cost $5 CUC to get in.
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www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Caribbean_and_Central_Ame...
www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Caribbean_and_Central_America/Cuba/Provincia_de_Ciudad_de_La_Habana/Havana-1652304/Things_To_Do-Havana-Castillo_el_Morro-BR-2.html
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Fireworks Image Map ... ; Here's a nice aerial view of the San Juan area I found before we made the trip ... Old San Juan sits at the end of this islet, capped by the magnificent El Morro. ... The location, design and architecture, make it a true (massive!) work of art, as well as an awfully strong fortress.
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www.randomviews.com/PRsanjuan.html
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San Juan, Puerto Rico: El Morro fortress, El Yunque Rainforest, Bacardi Rum Distillery, Espiritu Santo River ... with Norwegian Cruise Line from The Cruise Web. ... After this thirty-minute visit, you will proceed to El Morro Castle and other historical monuments in the Old City. The last stop is the Plaza Colon in the...
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www.cruiseweb.com/NCL-PORTS-SANJUAN.HTM
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Puerto Rico picture taken of the El Morro fortress near the entrance to the port of San Juan while on a cruise on the Radisson Seven Seas Mariner ... Sailing into San Juan harbor, your cruise ship will be met by the El Morro fortress. This massive citadel was built by the Spanish to prevent their European enemies from...
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cruises.about.com/cs/caribbeanports/l/blsanjuan01.htm
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