Fort Amador

Fort Amador (Spanish: Fuerte Amador) and Fort Grant were former United States Army bases built to protect the Pacific (southern) end of the Panama Canal at Panama Bay. Amador was the primary on-land site, lying below the Bridge of the Americas. Grant consisted of a series of islands lying just offshore, some connected to Amador via a causeway. Fort Sherman was the corresponding base on the Atlantic (northern) side. All of the forts were turned over to the Republic of Panama in 1999, and the area is now a major tourist attraction.

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Fort Amador ranks #6,199 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 5 mapped in Panama. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Panama compares in the castle statistics.

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