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San Juan National Historic Site
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| San Juan National Historic Site | |
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| IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | |
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| Location: | San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA |
| Coordinates: | |
| Area: | 75.13 acres (53.20 federal) 0.30 km² |
| Established: | February 14, 1949 |
| Total Visitation: | 1,054,492 (in 2005) |
| Governing body: | National Park Service |
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| State Party |  United States of America |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | vi |
| Identification | #266 |
| Regionb | Europe and North America |
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Inscription History |
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| Formal Inscription: | 1983 7th Session |
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a Name as officially inscribed on the WH List |
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San Juan National Historic Site in San Juan, Puerto Rico includes colonial-era forts, bastions, powder houses, and three fourths of the old city wall.
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The site includes four features:
- Fort San Felipe del Morro
- Fort San Cristóbal
- El Cañuelo (Fort San Juan de la Cruz)
- Walls of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
By a February 14, 1949 decree the site was established, and noted the need to protect the fortifications as monuments as well as preserve their historical and architectural value. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
On December 6, 1983 the park was added to the list of World Heritage Sites, a status shared with the Great Wall of China and the pyramids in Egypt. Only 12 national park areas in the United States are considered World Heritage Sites.
The site is open to visitors year-round.
- June - November: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
- December - May: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
There is a fee for entering the forts at the site ranging from US$3 for adult access to one fort for 1-day to US$5 for adult access to all forts for up to 7-days.
Contact Information:
- San Juan National Historic Site
- Fort San Cristobal, Norzagaray Street
- San Juan, PR 00901
- USA
- Telephone: +1-787-729-6777
- The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.
- Official NPS website: San Juan National Historic Site
- pdf maps of the site
- UNESCO World Heritage website
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