San Carlos de la Barra Fortress
San Carlos de la Barra Fortress is a 17th-century star fort protecting Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. The San Carlos de la Barra fort is one of a number of coastal fortifications which the Spanish built in Venezuela in colonial times.
- Castle
- …stands 9 metres (30 feet) tall
- Description: national historical monument of Venezuela in Isla de San Carlos
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Latitude
10.98639° or 10° 59′ 11″ north
Longitude
-71.60761° or 71° 36′ 27″ west
Open location code
772CX9PR+HX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Spanish—“San Carlos de la Barra Fortress” goes by many names.
サン・カルロス・デ・ラ・バラ要塞Japanese
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