El Fuerte San Felipe del Morro is a sixteenth century fort built at the north end of the island San Juan, Puerto Rico. For many years, monitored the entrance to the bay of San Juan and protected the city from sea attacks. The "nose" is a term used to refer to a soil or rock used to observe a place.
This fort is part of the San Juan National Historic Site and was declared National Heritage by the United Nations in 1983.
Today, El Morro is one of the main attractions of Puerto Rico, with displays of items from the time used by English colonization, indigenous, and African. Other exhibits show ship models and historical data of the time. Tourists and visitors enjoy flying kites (Kite) around the castle. Nearly two million visitors each year explore the fort.
Paseo La Princesa, Old San Juan
Puerta de San Juan
Across the bay, a much smaller deposit called The Cañuelo "gave support to Fort San Felipe del Morro in the defense of San Juan Bay. During the attack on the city of Francis Drake in 1595 , a giant chain was raised through the entrance of the bay to prevent the entry of ships to it.
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