Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: 
Portobelo-San Lorenzo (1980)
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Magnificent examples of 17th- and 18th-century military architecture, these Panamanian forts on the Caribbean coast form part of the defence system built by the Spanish Crown to protect transatlantic trade.

• Panama 1936. Ruins of the Customs House in Portobelo. 
• Panama 2001. The first stamp in a set of two se-tenant stamps, featuring the Panamanian World Heritage. Castle of San Lorenzo in Portobelo. 

Sources and links:

• El Área protegida San Lorenzo (Centro de Estudios y Acción Social Panameño (CEASPA)) (spanish only)

Other World Heritage Sites in Panama (on this site). Inactive links are not described on postage stamps. Please refer to the UNESCO-listing, Panama Section, for further information on the individual properties. 

• Darien National Park
• Talamanca Range - La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park
• Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá
• Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection

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