SAN JUAN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

'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.

Contents

Features

Status

Visiting

Reference

External links

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

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 Sites, a status shared with the Great Wall of China and the pyramids in Egypt. Only 12 national park areas in the United States are considered World Heritage Sites.

Visiting

The site is open to visitors year-round.

★ June - November: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

★ December - May: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
There is a fee for entering the forts at the site ranging from US$3 for adult access to one fort for 1-day to US$5 for adult access to all forts for up to 7-days.
Contact Information:
:San Juan National Historic Site
:Fort San Cristobal, Norzagaray Street
:San Juan, PR 00901
:USA
:Telephone: +1-787-729-6777

Reference

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

External links

★ Official NPS website: San Juan National Historic Site

★ pdf maps of the site

★ UNESCO World Heritage website