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Monumento Del Sistema Menonita en Aibonito ,Puerto Rico. #menonitaaibonito
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It appears this sparkly, cheerful little fountain in front of Old San Juan's grand landmark was modified in the 40 intervening years since I took this photo as it now appears as just a couple of water troughs with luxurious growth of trees and shrubs between them.
Catedral Metropolitana Basílica de San Juan Bautista
Description from: www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/catedral-de-san-juan-b...
[San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist) Cathedral is] also the second oldest church in the Western Hemisphere, and the oldest church on U.S. soil. The history of the church dates to 1521 and the earliest beginnings of the Spanish colonization of the island. The building you see today wasn't the original church, which was demolished by a hurricane. The current structure dates to 1540.
Even then, the elegant gothic facade that you see today evolved over centuries.
The cathedral has also been through its share of trials and tribulations. Over time it's succumbed to numerous robberies and pillaging, most notably in 1598, when troops under the Earl of Cumberland (who famously launched the only successful attack on El Morro) sacked the city and looted the church. It's also had its share of weather-related wear and tear, especially in 1615, when a second hurricane came along and took off its roof."
I wonder how it fared in 2017's Hurricane Maria and the subsequent earth quakes that tore up so many structures.
Epson Perfection V600, Kodachrome 64, Nikkormat FTn, 50 mm normal lens,
and assorted editing software, 2020
On our way out of Aguada to Old San Juan, we made a wrong turn and wound up in the beautiful pueblo of Aguadilla
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Borinquen Beach Aguadilla Puerto Rico
We took a quick little trip to Punta Borinquen in Aguadilla. The beach was gorgeous but everything was abandoned post Hurricane Maria. There were 2 separate beaches and a small area that was supposed to help restore the ruins of this fort. But most of this came to a stand still after Hurricane Maria.
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Viewed across the Bay of San Juan (Bahia de San Juan) from Cataño, Puerto Rico.The structure is El Morro, formally, Castillo San Felipe del Morro, guarding the bay.
El Morro is now part of the San Juan National Historic Site, a unit of the U.S. National Park Service.
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
Kodachrome 64 slide
Nikkormat FTn, and 55 mm Nikkormat lens
Epson Perfection V600 scan
2. I Love Combate Fogate del Mar Silla Gigante.
Viernes 7,2020 2:45pm
Album de sillas Gigantes en Puerto Rico tomadas en los pasados meses por mi persona alrededor de la isla. Voy a poner la fecha para evitar mal entendidos y no copypaste.
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Viewed from a descending commercial jet, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The very large structure at the tip of the upper peninsula is El Morro, formally, Castillo San Felipe del Morro, at the entrance to Bahia San Juan (bay), Puerto Rico.
El Morro is now part of the San Juan National Historic Site, a unit of the U.S. National Park Service.
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
Kodachrome 64 slide
Nikkormat FTn, and my normal lens (50 or 55 mm, it's been a while!)
Epson Perfection V600 scan
Inside the fortress walls. El Morro is part of the San Juan National Historic Site, a unit of the U.S. National Park Service.
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
Kodachrome 64 slide
Nikkormat FTn, and 50 mm Nikkormat lens
Epson Perfection V600 scan
San Juan (Puerto Rico) National Historic Site
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
El Yunque National Forest,Río Grande,Puerto Rico.Is the only tropical rainforest in the U.S National Forest Service.
Undated professional photo, signed "Matías"
Original print size 2-3/4 X 4-3/4 inches
Marked on the back in my mother's handwriting, "Bridge over dry moat connecting El Morro Fort to land"
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
Marked on the back in my mother's handwriting "Puerto Rico Guard tower on city walls."
Undated professional photo, signed "Matías"
Original undated print size 2-1/2 X 3-1/2
The very large structure at the tip of the peninsula is El Morro, formally, Castillo San Felipe del Morro, at the entrance to Bahia San Juan (bay), Puerto Rico.
El Morro is now the San Juan National Historic Site, a unit of the U.S. National Park Service.
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
All along the fortress walls of El Morro (part of the San Juan National Historic Site, a unit of the U.S. National Park Service) are these little sentry boxes where watch was kept on the entrance to the harbor at San Juan, Puerto Rico. This one amply demonstrates what humid, salty air does even to brick and stone.
Note, too, the tiny visitors to the right, to provide some sense of scale. El Morro is enormous.
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
Kodachrome 64 slide
Nikkormat FTn, and 50 mm Nikkormat lens
Epson Perfection V600 scan
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
This stone bridge arch is one of the most popular sights in the west coast, located in Cabo Rojo,Puerto Rico.
In the northern point of Old San Juan sits a modern square or plaza that was built in 1992 as a commemoration of Columbus’ first voyage to the Americas over 500 years ago, giving it the name of Quincentennial Plaza. A 40 feet tall tower known as El Tótem Telúrico stands tall in the middle of the plaza and is meant to symbolize the origin of the New World. The plaza sits across from Old San Juan's most impressive sight, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro. - discoverPuertoRico.com
Undated professional photo, signed "Matías"
Original print size 2-3/4 X 4-3/4 inches
Marked on the back in my mother's handwriting, "Guard post, El Morro sea side of city wall"
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
Prior to our kayak trip to see the bioluminescence at Mosquito Bay www.discoverpuertorico.com/article/exploring-puerto-ricos...
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
San Juan (Puerto Rico) National Historic Site
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
Marked on the back in my mother's handwriting "El Morro Fort taken from Palo Seco, across the entrance to the harbor." (I'm not sure that it wasn't taken from a boat in the water, if it were taken from Palo Seco in those days before zoom lenses it would appear to be a lot farther away, I think.)
Undated professional photo, signed "Matías"
Original undated print size 2-1/2 X 3-1/2
The very large structure at the tip of the peninsula is El Morro, formally, Castillo San Felipe del Morro, at the entrance to Bahia San Juan (bay), Puerto Rico.
El Morro is now the San Juan National Historic Site, a unit of the U.S. National Park Service.
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
San Juan National Historic Site, San Juan, Puerto Rico
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
San Juan (Puerto Rico) National Historic Site
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
San Juan (Puerto Rico) National Historic Site
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."
This is the best story of El Morro I've found
(www.discoverpuertorico.com/profile/castillo-san-felipe-de...)
"A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from attackers approaching by sea. The bastion – integrated by barracks, dungeons, and storerooms – still holds some of the original cannons facing the ocean. This fortress has seen many battles over the centuries, from Sir Francis Drake’s attack in 1595 to the 1898 Bombardment of San Juan by the US Navy, but it has never been defeated. In 1898, as a result of the Spanish-American War, the island changed hands from Spain to the United States. The castle houses the oldest lighthouse on the island, built under Spanish rule in 1846. El Morro was later designated as part of Fort Brooke and actively used as a military installation during the First and Second World Wars. In 1961, the US Army retired El Morro, passing it on to the National Park Service to establish a museum."