[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Castillo de San Felipe de Lara (2) [{Image src='130gt.jpg' width='800' height='669' alt='Castillo de San Felipe de Lara (2)' class='image_left'}] [{SET customtitle='Castillo de San Felipe de Lara (2)'}] \\ The Castillo de San Felipe de Lara at the entrance to Lake Izabal in eastern Guatemala. A defense tower (turret) was originally built at this site in 1595 and a fort constructed in 1644, which was then rebuilt in 1651.