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# Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
Portobelo / mouth of the Chagres River · Panama

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1980.

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Area / regionPortobelo / mouth of the Chagres River

Country / geographic scopePanama

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates9.55389, -79.65583

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo

Cultural · Inscription: 1980

Property components: 2. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/135/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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