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The "Real Aduana de Portobelo" or locally known as the Customs House - This rectangular building of renaissance style was constructed in 1630. Gold and silver were stored here before being loaded onto Spanish galleons for the trip back to Spain. Much of this wealth was Mayan and Incan treasures "confiscated" by the conquistadors.
One of the left cannons from the fort
Leki the monkey - he looked just like "Marsel" from Friends
He was only 4 months old
San Fernando Fort Battery - Constructed in 1760 on the north side of the bay, it was built on two levels, a low one with fourteen cannons and another high one with six. The guard tower is the rounded section on the top level
The date in the stone says ano 1758
Inside the fort, most of the rusty cannons still occupied the same space they did hundreds of years ago
Vultures abound in Portobelo and gave us a very unsettled feeling
There was a large stone ramp leading up to the second level where the guard tower was perched
Kate standing on the ramp up, it may have been used to roll cannons up to the second level
The Guard Tower
Mike & Kate in Portobelo
A house on the shore in Portobelo, we got closer to this place than we would have liked, the holding was poor and we did drag all over this anchorage
Sunrise in Portobelo, we were ready to leave! The guys were up throughout the night checking our position because of the poor holding
There were some very nice homes onshore, inside the anchorage at Portobelo
There is an overturned boat in the slip by the house, look at the middle right of the picture and you can see 2 men in the water and the bottom of the boat
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