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 Lorenzo (Spanish: Fuerte de San Lorenzo).

The fort has been built in the late 15th century i.e. in 1595, on the orders of King Philip to protect the Charges river while connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This canal was also then considered to be the “keys” to America.

2024年5月15日 · Fort San Lorenzo in Panama captures the colonial era’s historic battles and strategic defenses. Perched on a cliff overlooking the mouth of the Chagres River, this fortress was a crucial point of defense for the Spanish Empire.

2015年5月16日 · Fort San Lorenzo (Fuerte San Lorenzo) is one of the most important sites in Panamanian history. It sits on a small promontory near the mouth of the Chagres River (Río Chagres). It’s a UNESCO World Heritage site along with the fortifications at Portobelo.

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. Ironically, the fort was attacked almost continually after its completion.

The fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo are military constructions, built by the Spanish Empire during the 17th and 18th centuries on the Caribbean coastline of Colón Province in Panama. The ruins are …

2025年1月20日 · Located at the entrance to the Chagres River, the Castillo de San Lorenzo is one of the most impressive and emblematic historical monuments in Panama. This fort, declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980, stands as a silent witness of colonial history, pirate attacks and the great trade routes that once dominated the Caribbean.

Located on the west bank of the modern Panama Canal, Fort San Lorenzo is an outstanding example of Spanish Colonial military architecture. Construction of the structure was started in 1595...

2020年5月26日 · 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 the political and socio-economic atmosphere of the Central American seaboard.

2018年12月3日 · As far as historical points of interest within Panama, visiting Fort San Lorenzo is definitely a key site to visit. The Chagres River was a key method of transportation across the isthmus of Panama during the 1500’s as Spain used it to transport gold from its conquests in Mexico and South America to the Caribbean Sea where they could return ...