| Fuerte San Lorenzo once guarded all the shipments of gold Spain stole from South America |
| The fort sits at the mouth of the Rio Chagres on a bluff overlooking the Caribbean |
| The fort was well fortified, state of the art in the 1500s |
| Also well protected from a land assault from the rear |
| A commanding view of the Rio Chagres and the Caribbean |
| The fort was an attractive target for English pirates and was sacked by Captain Morgan in the 1600s and Captain Vernon a century later |
| Much of the construction was of ballast brick |
| After al the sackings its amazing anything is left |
| Hey, what's that hanging in that tree? |
| A sloth !! |
| Over these hills Morgan launched a surprise attack and sacked this fort too. |
| Visited another fort on the coast at Portobello, another gold transshipment port in the 1600s |
| Sharron and Jim from Pelican's Flight, our frequent buddy-boaters |
