{"id":4036,"date":"2017-12-15T12:25:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T18:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitcentroamerica.com\/visitar\/san-felipe-castle\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T01:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T07:26:16","slug":"san-felipe-castle","status":"publish","type":"pit","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcentroamerica.com\/en\/visit\/san-felipe-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"San Felipe Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Castle of San Felipe<\/strong>\u00a0de Lara is a\u00a0National Historic Monumen<\/strong>t located amid the vegetation of the banks of the\u00a0Dulce River<\/strong>, built by the Spanish to protect themselves from the continuous attacks of the English pirates that lurked in\u00a0the Caribbean<\/strong>. The castle was built in the mid-seventeenth century with palm-leaf roofs that were set on fire by pirates in 1686, destroying it completely. Later, it was formally rebuilt under the direction of Andr\u00e9s Ortiz de Urbina.<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

This\u00a0defensive fortress<\/strong>, in addition to fulfilling the function of a military center, functioned as a prison and customs center. It is currently one of the most important tourist sites in the area, offering guide service, and is also part of a castles\u2019 corridor in the\u00a0Atlantic coast<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

To get to the castle, you must take the CA-9 North road. Follow the road until you reach R\u00edo Dulce, then go over the R\u00edo Dulce bridge, and follow the tourist signs to the Castillo de San Felipe, for about 15 minutes. The road is in good condition all the time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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