San Juan National Historic Site

San Juan National Historic Site in the section of , is a National Park Service-managed historic site which preserves and interprets the Spanish colonial-era fortification system of the city of San Juan, and features structures such as the and fortresses.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: U.S. national park in Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “El Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Juan”, “Fort Amezquita San Juan Nacional Historico Sitio”, “SAJU”, “San Juan NHS”, “San Juan Sitio Historico Nacional”, “圣胡安国家历史遗址”, and “聖胡安國家古蹟”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Plaza del Quinto Centenario and San José Church.

Park
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, also Plaza del…

Church
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, located in , the historic…

Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Perla and San Juan.

Neighborhood
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is a small historic neighborhood…

Quarter
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Old is a historic district or quarter located…

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is a small municipality and town in the…

San Juan National Historic Site

Latitude
18.46874° or 18° 28′ 8″ north
Longitude
-66.11849° or 66° 7′ 7″ west
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
77CMFV9J+FJ
Geo­Names ID
4568141
Wiki­data ID
Q281149
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“San Juan National Historic Site” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “موقع سان خوان التاريخي الوطني”
  • Burmese: “ဆန်ဂွမ်း နိုင်ငံတော်သမိုင်းဝင်နယ်မြေ”
  • Catalan: “Lloc històric nacional de San Juan”
  • Catalan: “Lloc Històric Nacional de San Juan”
  • Cebuano: “San Juan National Historic Site”
  • Chinese: “圣胡安历史遗址”
  • Chinese: “聖胡安國家歷史遺址”
  • Chinese: “聖胡安歷史遺址”
  • Dutch: “San Juan National Historic Site”
  • Finnish: “San Juan National Historic Site”
  • French: “site historique national de San Juan”
  • French: “Site historique national de San Juan”
  • Galician: “Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Xoán”
  • Georgian: “სან-ხუანის ისტორიული რაიონი”
  • German: “Nationale historische Stätte von San Juan”
  • German: “San Juan National Historic Site”
  • Hebrew: “האתר ההיסטורי הלאומי בסן חואן”
  • Indonesian: “Situs Sejarah Nasional San Juan”
  • Italian: “Sito storico nazionale di San Juan”
  • Japanese: “サンフアン国定史跡”
  • Malayalam: “സാൻ ഹ്വാൻ ദേശീയ ചരിത്ര പ്രദേശം”
  • Maltese: “Sit Storiku Nazzjonali ta‘ San Juan”
  • Maltese: “Sit Storiku Nazzjonali ta’ San Juan”
  • Portuguese: “San Juan National Historic Site”
  • Slovenian: “Nacionalno zgodovinsko območje San Juan”
  • Spanish: “Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Juan”
  • Turkish: “San Juan Ulusal Tarihi Sit Alanı”
  • Turkish: “St. Juan Ulusal Tarihi Sit Alanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна пам’ятка історії Сан-Хуана”
  • Vietnamese: “Di tích lịch sử quốc gia San Juan”
  • Vietnamese: “Địa danh Lịch sử Quốc gia San Juan”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Old San Juan and Puerts de Tierra.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Plaza el Negro and Tótem Telúrico.

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Worth a closer look: Bayamón and Arecibo.

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