Fortín Solano
Fortín Solano is an eighteenth-century colonial fortification overlooking Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. With the Castillo San Felipe, an earlier fort built at sea level, it formed part of a complex of fortifications designed to protect Puerto Cabello and its important harbour from naval attacks.Photo: Marycandelaria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: 18th-century colonial castle in Venezuela
- Also known as: “Fortin Solano”, “Solano castle”, and “Solano Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Puerto Cabello.
St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Puerto Cabello
Church
Photo: Rogerstiven, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Joseph's Cathedral, also Puerto Cabello Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral located in the town of Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state, in northern Venezuela. St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Puerto Cabello is situated 2 km northeast of Fortín Solano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borburata.
Borburata
Town
Borburata is a small coastal town in Carabobo state, Venezuela, located a few kilometers from the Caribbean Sea. It was long a destination of indigenous peoples, who would gather salt at the sea. Borburata is situated 6 km east of Fortín Solano.
Fortín Solano
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Puerto Cabello Municipality, Carabobo, Venezuela, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
10.4626° or 10° 27′ 45″ northLongitude
-68.01698° or 68° 1′ 1″ westElevation
155 metres (509 feet)Open location code
772HFX7M+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 203615814OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Fortín Solano” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Solano castle”
- French: “fortin Solano”
- French: “Fortin Solano”
- Russian: “Форт Солано”
- Spanish: “Fortin Solano”
- Spanish: “Fortín Solano”
- Spanish: “Mirador Solano”
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