• To protect the Atlantic terminus of Las Cruces Trail (Camino Real de Cruces), Spain built Fort San Lorenzo at the Chagres River's mouth.
  • Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo. Written by SS Published on September 29, 2019 in What to Visit.
  • 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...
  • ...the historic Fort San Lorenzo (Spanish: Fuerte de San Lorenzo) site, which is about 8 miles (13 km) west of Colón, and overlooks the mouth of the Chagres River.
  • In the western part of the Panama Canal , at the mouth of the Chagres River , lies Fort San Lorenzo, a ... Despite the years, Fort San Lorenzo is well preserved.
  • Chagres, once the chief Atlantic port on the isthmus of Panama, is now an abandoned village at the historical site of Fort San Lorenzo.
  • Fort San Lorenzo was built in a high mountain at the entry of River Chagres. The sea view from this place is delightful. The place is protected by ANAM.
  • Sprawled along the coast of the Province of Colon, Fort San Lorenzo and the surrounding ruined village of Chagres are one of the very few standing testaments of...
  • Fort San Lorenzo is one of the most important sites in Panamanian history. It sits on a small promontory near the mouth of the Río Chagres.