- Set along a massive cliff near the mouth of the Río Chagres, San Lorenzo was meant to secure trade routes and stave of pirates along Panama’s Caribbean coast.
- There is a TON of history of this iconic Spanish colony on the Chagres River which is annexed to the Carribean Sea.
- ...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.
- Fort San Lorenzo, located about 8 miles to the West of Colon, lies alongside the now abandoned town of Chagres which was once the main Atlantic port on the...
- The Fort of San Lorenzo is among the Peoples of Portobelo and Chagres , specifically in the province of Colon.
- Portobelo-San Lorenzo by Watkinstravel. We visited Portobelo July 2019 as an easy day trip from Panama City on public transit. ... Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo.
- Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo. Chagres was once known as the main port of Panama, but it is just an abandoned village now.
- Fort San Lorenzo. -- Continents -- Africa Asia Caribbean Central America Europe Middle East Nouth America Pacific South America.
- FORT SAN LORENZO Click here for a picture of Ft. ... Henry Morgan himself, did not reach the Chagres until five days after the fall of San Lorenzo.
- Next, we will continue on to the Chagres National Park, where Fort San Lorenzo is located, and which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.