Portobelo

Component of Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo

This site is inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

Overview

Magnificent examples of 17th- and 18th-century military architecture, these Panamanian forts on the Caribbean coast form part of the defence system built by the Spanish Crown to protect transatlantic trade.

About Portobelo

Portobelo is a historic port and corregimiento in Portobelo District, Colón Province, Panama. Located on the northern part of the Isthmus of Panama, it is 32 km (20 mi) northeast of the modern port of Colón now at the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It has a population of 4,559 as of 2010, and functions as the seat of Portobelo District.

Selection Criteria

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Details

Countries: Panama
ISO Codes: PA
Coordinates: 9.5539, -79.6558

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