Entrance gate to Castillo de San Felipe de Lara, a fort located at the entrance to Lago Izabal in Rio Dulce, Guatemala.

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Entrance gate to Castillo de San Felipe de Lara, a fort located at the entrance to Lago Izabal in Rio Dulce, Guatemala. It was built by the Spanish in 1644 to protect the nearby port from attacks by English pirates. Today the fort is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Castillo San Felipe de Lara, Rio Dulce, Guatemala
Photo credit: © Stuart Gray / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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