Uses about 15 MB of mobile data
Overview
Self-guided audio tour · $9.99
On 13 May 1898 American papers reported El Morro in ruins after Sampson’s bombardment. It was not. This self-guided audio walk crosses Old San Juan from Plaza Colon along the north wall to the parapet that faces the fort, then down to the pier road, at your own pace, with no fort admission needed.
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About
Stand where Calle Norzagaray turns inland above the old cemetery and face the fort the San Francisco Call reported in ruins on 13 May 1898. A self-guided audio walk through Old San Juan, nine stops from Plaza Colon to the pier road, no fort admission needed, at your own pace.
Highlights
- The morning they blew up their own wall
- The fort they built after they lost
- The first shot, and the village outside the wall
- The light that still burns
- Go ahead and burn it
Route
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Stops9
DifficultyEasy
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Included
- Narrated stories · 14 min
- GPS route map
- Runs in your phone's browser · no app
- Lifetime access
- Leave a voice note at each stop

