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The Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2 appears against the Caribbean Sea in this view taken from the International Space Station. Puerto Rico is the large island on the left side of the frame. Image courtesy of NASA.

Fortress of San Felipe del Morro, also known as "El Morro," in San Juan.

A late afternoon haze envelopes the fortress of San Felipe del Morro in San Juan.

San Juan as seen from the fortress of San Felipe del Morro.

The Castillo San Felipe del Morro is a citadel built between 16th and 18th centuries in San Juan. The fortification, sometimes referred to simply as el Morro or 'the promontory,' was designed to guard the entrance to San Juan Bay and defend the Spanish colonial port city of San Juan from seaborne enemies. The citadel was declared a World Heritage Site by the UN in 1983. Over two million visitors a year explore the fortress, making it one of Puerto Rico's leading tourist attractions. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service.

View of El Morro’s defenses from the fourth level. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service.

Cruise Ship coming into San Juan Harbor as viewed from the fifth level of El Morro. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service.

View of a garita – a bartizan or overhanging, wall-mounted turret - projecting from the walls of El Morro. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service.

Wall and garita shadows fill up most of a dry moat at the Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan. Photo courtesy of the US National Park Service/ Casey Ogden.

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