Fuerte La Carina & Fuerte de Angulo

The Fuerte de la Carena and Fuerte de Angulo are difficult to tell apart as they seem to be interconnected. When the Malecon (Avenida del Puerto Francisco Alberto Camaaño Deñó) was built much of both of these forts were destroyed and lost forever.

Fuerte de la Carena | Fuerte de Angulo

 

You can walk along the walls of the city of Santo Domingo, now known as Colonial Zone, and see where these forts once were. There are still some catwalks atop the walls where you can walk and see over the walls. Looking down from the walls of these forts you can see the Malecon and the legendary trunk of the Ceiba de Colón

Starting at the entrance to the Barrio Santa Barbara you can walk along the walls of both forts. The forts walls ends at the Iglesia and Fuerte Santa Barbara.

 

Fuerte de la Carena

Fort of the Carena is a small rectangular bunker located to the north of Fuerte de Angulo. The original structure dates back to 1543. This is part of the Fort of Santo Domingo where boats were brought for repair.

The fort was rebuilt on its original foundation in 1991.

Directions: Avenida del Puerto along the wall of the Fort Santo Domingo. Calle La Atarazana and General Cabral.

Fuerte de Angulo

 

Fuerte de Angulo was a military station and was originally named the Fuertecillo when it was originally constructed in the 18th century. The fort was rebuilt in 1991.

You can see the walls of this fort as you enter the Colonial Zone on Avenida del Puerto crossing the Puente Flotante / Floating Bridge and looking to the right.

Directions: Avenida del Puerto and Juan Parra Alba on the outside wall. Inside the wall Calle La Atarazana, Calle Colón and Calle La Negrita, Barrio Santa Barbara.