San Juan National Historic Site

Infobox_protected_area | name = San Juan National Historic Site
iucn_category = III

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caption =
locator_x = 185
locator_y = 42
location = San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA
nearest_city =
lat_degrees = 18
lat_minutes = 28
lat_seconds = 3
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 66
long_minutes = 6
long_seconds = 37
long_direction = W
area = 75.13 acres (53.20 federal)
0.30 km²
established = February 14, 1949
visitation_num = 1,054,492
visitation_year = 2005
governing_body = National Park ServiceInfobox World Heritage Site
WHS = La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico


Type = Cultural
Criteria = vi
ID = 266
Region = Europe and North America
Year = 1983
Session = 7th
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/266 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.

Features

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

tatus

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.

Visiting

The site is open to visitors year-round.
* June - November: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
* December - May: 9:00 am - 6:00 pmThere 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: [phone]

References

* "The National Parks: Index 2001-2003". Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

External links

* Official NPS website: [http://www.nps.gov/saju/ San Juan National Historic Site]
* [http://www.nps.gov/saju/pphtml/maps.html pdf maps of the site]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/60sanjuan/60sanjuan.htm "The Forts of Old San Juan:Guardians of the Caribbean," a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan]
* [http://whc.unesco.org/ UNESCO World Heritage website]