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designed to guard the harbor
entrance and connected to
Castillo de San Cristóbal by
massive walls. Today a National
Historic Monument restored and
maintained by the US National
Parks Service, it displays colonial
weaponry and uniforms in the
former barracks, and cannons can
be admired in their embrasures.
A lighthouse, built here in 1843,
offers fine vistas over the Campo
del Morro, a swathe of greenery
separating the fortress from the
heart of Old San Juan
(see p8)
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Plazuela de la
Segway Tours
A fun way to explore Old San
Juan is atop a self-balancing
Segway Personal Transporter
(see p110).
This exciting mode
of transport guarantees you
won't get tired feet. Certified
guides escort you to the key
sites as you wheel around the
old city on either the 45-minute
or the 2-hour tour.
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Plaza del Inmigrante
Also known as Plaza de la
Marina because it opens onto
the cruise port, this sloping
cobbled plaza was built in the
19th century and boasts
several impressive
buildings. Soaring over
the north side is the
Banco Popular, a
graceful Art Deco
structure built in 1939
and adorned with faces
of ancient gods. On the
east side, the stately
Antiguo Edificio de
Correos (post office)
and Neo-Classical
Edificio Federal (Federal
Building) add stature to the tree-
shaded square
(see p9)
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Fortaleza San Felipe
Rogativa
This tiny square offers
excellent views over
Paseo de la Princesa
and the harbor, and is
a good place to take
photographs at sunset. Its
focal point is a statue of a
bishop and three women
bearing lit torches,
which commemorates
a night in 1797 when
the local bishop led a
torch-lit procession that
fooled an invading English fleet
into believing that Spanish rein-
forcements had arrived.
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Map T6
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Museo de Arte de
Plazuela de la
Rogativa's statue
del Morro
Building work on this fortress
began in 1539 and was
completed in 1786. It was
Puerto Rico
This vast museum, housed
partly in a former hospital and
partly in a modernist
wing, is one of the
largest art galleries
in the Caribbean,
with 1,100 works on
display. It exhibits
Puerto Rican art,
from 16th century
religious works
to contemporary
masterpieces. Be
sure to explore the
sculpture garden
A gallery at the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
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