Landmark· Isla Tierra Bomba· Other Caribbean
Fuerte San Fernando de Bocachica
10° 19.2′ N · 75° 34.9′ W
A horseshoe-shaped 1750s fortress at the southern tip of Tierra Bomba that, with the San José battery across the strait, caught enemy ships in crossfire at the Bocachica entrance - and you sail right between them coming in.
Practical
OSM position. Built 1753–1759 after English artillery destroyed the older San Luis castle in 1741 (Spanish Wikipedia). The national cruising guide: the two forts frame the 118 m mouth of the Bocachica channel. Reach it by water taxi from La Bodeguita or Bazurto (mornings), or by dinghy only in settled conditions - the channel carries ship traffic.
Best for
History stop at the gateway to Cartagena
Nearby
- Batería de San José (Bocachica)0.3 NM away
- Bocachica Village & Beach (Tierra Bomba)0.3 NM away
- Punta Arena Beaches (Isla Tierra Bomba)3.3 NM away
- Tierra Bomba Village Landing3.6 NM away
- Cartagena Dive Operators (El Laguito & Bocagrande)4.9 NM away
- Medihelp & Hospital Bocagrande (Castillogrande) – Clinics & Boat-Call Doctors4.9 NM away
- Puerto Naito Anchorage (Barú)5 NM away
- Cartagena Haul-Out Yards (Mamonal: Ferroalquimar, Todomar, Marina Portobello)5.1 NM away
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