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!!!Castillo de San Felipe de Lara (2)

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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.