Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo
Chagres, once the chief Atlantic port on the isthmus of Panama, is now an abandoned village at the historical site of Fort San Lorenzo. The fort's ruins and the village site are located about 8 miles west of Colón, on a promontory overlooking the mouth of the Chagres River.
- Ruin
- …is also known as “Fuerte San Lorenzo”
- Description: fort in Panama
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pina and Fort Sherman.
Fort Sherman
Hamlet
Fort Sherman is a former United States Army base…
7 km northeast of Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo
Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo
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Latitude
9.32249° or 9° 19′ 21″ north
Longitude
-80.00241° or 80° 0′ 9″ west
Open location code
66XX8XCX+X2
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo” goes by many names.
Fort de San LorenzoCatalan
圣洛伦索Chinese
聖洛倫索Chinese
San LorenzoCroatian
San LorenzoDanish
Fort San LorenzoDutch
حصن سان لورينزوEgyptian Arabic
Fort San LorenzoEstonian
Püha Laurentiuse kindlusEstonian
სან ლორენსოს ციხესიმაგრეGeorgian
מצודת סן לורנסוHebrew
Forte San LorenzoItalian
サン・ロレンゾ砦Japanese
シャグレとサン・ロレンソ砦Japanese
Сан-ЛоренсоRussian
Сан-Лоренсо (форт)Russian
San LorenzoSerbo-Croatian
San Lorenzo (Panama)Serbo-Croatian
Utrdba San LorenzoSlovenian
Chagres ve San Lorenzo KalesiTurkish
Форт Сан-ЛоренсоUkrainian
Форт Сан-Лоренсо (Панама)Ukrainian
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