FORT SAN CRISTOBAL
If you're in San Juan, do not skip San Cristobal on your Puerto Rico vacation! Like El Morro castle, construction on San Cristobal began in 1539 and has continued for basically 400 years. EL Morro was built to protect Puerto Rico from sea invaders while San Cristobal was built to protect the people from land invaders.
When you visit Fort san Cristobal, you can sit in air-conditioned comfort and watch a short movie about the battles and construction of the forts. It runs continuously all day and is shown in English on the hour and ½ hour, and Spanish on the ¼ and ¾ hour.
You can also attend a free 20-30 minute Daily Orientation Talk every hour on the hour in English and on the ½ hour in Spanish. These are led by park rangers, and they are very informative and interesting. The rangers will tell you about life in the old days, what it was like to live in the fort, and they'll be able to answer any questions that you may have.
When you visit Fort san Cristobal, you can sit in air-conditioned comfort and watch a short movie about the battles and construction of the forts. It runs continuously all day and is shown in English on the hour and ½ hour, and Spanish on the ¼ and ¾ hour.
You can also attend a free 20-30 minute Daily Orientation Talk every hour on the hour in English and on the ½ hour in Spanish. These are led by park rangers, and they are very informative and interesting. The rangers will tell you about life in the old days, what it was like to live in the fort, and they'll be able to answer any questions that you may have.
