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Pictures from Puerto Rico: San Juan, City and Fort San Felipe del Morro  San Juan, a seaport and the capital and largest town in Puerto Rico.   Puerto Rico is a great tourist destination because it is host to numerous natural and cultural attractions, historical buildings, and musical or sporting events. San Juan features numerous museums, historical buildings, beaches and shopping centers as well as attractions such as Ocean Park, Isla Verde and Condado. Old San Juan - i.e. the historic colonial section of the city – is probably the main attraction in San juan. It includes picturesque colonial buildings, ancient defensive walls and forts such as Fort San Felipe del Morro, Fort San Cristóbal, and la Fortaleza (now the official residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico). Walls and forts have been listed as a world heritage site by Unesco. The Fort San Felipe del Morro, in San Juan (Puerto Rico). This sixteenth-century citadel was designed to guard the entrance to San Juan bay while the Castillo de San Cristóbal was built to protect against land based attacks. Port of San Juan by night (Puerto Rico).                                                                                     Pictures  © Michel Hammann