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article and photos by Russ Lockwood
Battery del Carmen overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. A tugs chugs out to meet a container ship. The ramp from the lighthouse on Bastion de Ochoa to the Battery is at lower right of photo. Note the railing in the embrasure in front of the cannon. It's the only one in the fort. Take a look at the ones to the right. Castle San Felipe del Morro (El Morro) San Juan, Puerto Rico
El Morro Walking Tour: Main Plaza El Morro Walking Tour: Bastion de Austria El Morro Walking Tour: Bastion de Ochoa El Morro Walking Tour: Battery del Carmen El Morro Walking Tour: Artillery Ramp El Morro Walking Tour: Battery de Santa Barbara El Morro Walking Tour: Garita (Sentry Boxes) El Morro Walking Tour: Lower Level El Morro Walking Tour: Promenade (Outside Fort) El Morro Walking Tour: Map of Upper Levels El Morro Walking Tour: Map of Lower Levels Back to List of Historic Sites Back to Travel Master List Back to MagWeb Master List of Magazines © Copyright 2005 by Coalition Web, Inc. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles covering military history and related topics are available at http://www.magweb.com |