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Torreon de la Chorrera

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Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Torreon de la Chorrera
Hours:
Sunday8am - 6pm
Monday8am - 6pm
Tuesday8am - 6pm
Wednesday8am - 6pm
Thursday8am - 6pm
Friday8am - 6pm
Saturday8am - 6pm


The Torreón de la Chorrera , or to give it its full name, Fuerte de Santa Dorotea de la Luna de la Chorrera, was completed in May 1646. The tower stands on a coral islet only a few metres from the shore and not much larger than the tower itself. The tower's purpose was to impede the entry of enemy ships into the mouth of the Almendares River. The British damaged and captured the tower when they took the city in 1762, after which it was rebuilt in its present form. Today, the tower contains a restaurant.
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