16. Sentry boxes served as sheltered lookout posts to keep watch along the fort walls.
The following are three different garitas.
MagWeb CEO Russ Lockwood at Battery del Carmen. |
MagWeb VP Susan Lockwood at Bastion de Austria. |
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Battery de Santa Barbara (taken from the sea-level promenade outside 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
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