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| “Fort of San Juan de Ul_a” | Frommer's |
San Juan de Ullua used to be a jail back in the time of President Venustiano Carranza, it was considered the worse Jail of all Mexico, and after being in Alcatraz, I think this one was 10,000 times worse. It is an experience that you can´t miss if you are visiting Veracruz, but the whole place is not very safe... more
A gem in the middle of cargo containers. Very interesting history and architecture. Our guide was very good, but strict about keeping us close by. Not good walking(difficult) for some seniors(especially). It will be a real tourist attraction in about 5-10 years, when the canal is finished. It is drained now for archeological digging, and repair of the base of... more
It was very neat a must see if visiting veracruz ! Did you know that romancing the stone was filmed there. more
I visited the fort for research material for my historical novel, the war with Mexico (1846-1848). The fort was attacked on 4 occasions: by the Americans in 1847 and 1914 (which was news to me), by the French in 1864 (while we were busy with the Civil War) and a fourth time which I do not recall. Pirates liked the... more
well. the forth of san juan de ulua in the port of veracuz, mexico,iit is an intersted place to visit ,(today part of it is under repairs)i was there in earely december 20001, it got a lot of history, it got more than 400 hundreth years old. it was a forth against buccaners and pirates, then was a customs wherehouse... more
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