Landmark· Santo Domingo· Other Caribbean
Fortaleza Ozama (Santo Domingo)
18° 28.4′ N · 69° 52.9′ W
Built 1502–1508 at the mouth of the Río Ozama, the oldest European military construction in the Americas. Its 18-m Homage Tower was once the tallest European-built structure in the New World.
Practical
Coordinates from Wikipedia. Part of the Ciudad Colonial UNESCO site. Tunnels and dungeons inside; views over the river mouth the Virgintino guide warns yachts away from.
Best for
Fort views over the Ozama
Nearby
- Carnaval Dominicano (Santo Domingo)0.1 NM away
- Catedral Primada de América (Santo Domingo)0.1 NM away
- Alcázar de Colón (Santo Domingo)0.3 NM away
- Marina Bartolomé Colón (Sansoucí, Santo Domingo)0.3 NM away
- Zona Colonial (Santo Domingo)2.1 NM away
- La Caleta Underwater National Park11.4 NM away
- La Piedra Anchorage (Boca Chica)14.7 NM away
- Boca Chica Yacht Chandlery (by Marina Zarpar)15.6 NM away