San Juan National Historic Site
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IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
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| Location | San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA |
| Coordinates | 18°28′3″N 66°6′37″W / 18.4675°N 66.11028°WCoordinates: 18°28′3″N 66°6′37″W / 18.4675°N 66.11028°W |
| Area | 75.13 acres (30.40 ha) 53.20 acres (21.53 ha) federal |
| Established | February 14, 1949 |
| Visitors | 1,054,492 (in 2005) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
San Juan National Historic Site in San Juan, Puerto Rico, includes colonial-era forts, bastions, powder houses, and three fourths of the old city wall.
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[edit] Features
The site includes four features:
- Castillo San Felipe del Morro
- Castillo de San Cristóbal (Puerto Rico)
- El Cañuelo
- City walls of Old San Juan
[edit] Status
By a February 14, 1949 decree the site was established, and noted the need to protect the fortifications as monuments as well as preserve their historical and architectural value. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
On December 6, 1983 the park was added to the list of World Heritage Site. Only 12 national park areas in the United States are considered World Heritage Sites.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: San Juan National Historic Site |
- Official NPS website: San Juan National Historic Site
- pdf maps of the site
- The Forts of Old San Juan:Guardians of the Caribbean, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan
- UNESCO World Heritage website
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