San Juan National Historic Site
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Location	San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
Coordinates	18°28′3″N 66°6′37″W / 18.4675°N 66.11028°W / 18.4675; -66.11028Coordinates: 18°28′3″N 66°6′37″W / 18.4675°N 66.11028°W / 18.4675; -66.11028
Area	75.13 acres (30.40 ha) 53.20 acres (21.53 ha) federal
Established	February 14, 1949 Established: February 14, 1949
Visitors	1,054,492 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service

La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
San Felipe del Morro
State Party	United States of America
Type	Cultural
Criteria	vi
Reference	266
Region**	Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription	1983  (7th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO.

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.

[edit] Features

The site includes four features:

• Fort San Felipe del Morro
• Fort San Cristóbal
• El Cañuelo (Fort San Juan de la Cruz)
• Walls of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

[edit] Status

El Cañuelo

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.

Main offices of the San Juan National Historic Site.

[edit] References

• The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

[edit] External links

• 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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