12. This ramp leads down to the lower levels of El Morro. Near the top of the ramp on your left is the entrance to the Chinese Dungeon, once used as jail. Note that the steps are interrupted by platforms where soldiers could rest while hauling heavy cannon by hand with winches and pulleys.

You mean I have to walk back up this thing? Russ Lockwood takes a breather at the bottom of the Artillery Ramp, and at the top of the stairs that leads even further down into the fort.

Castle San Felipe del Morro (El Morro) San Juan, Puerto Rico

Four Attacks: 1595-1797
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