San Juan

The harbour

San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, a US territory, lies on the island's north coast around a large sheltered bay facing the Atlantic.

Founded by the Spanish in the early sixteenth century, it was a key stronghold of their Caribbean empire. The massive forts of El Morro and San Cristóbal still guard the old walled city, a World Heritage Site. Today the port is one of the busiest cruise ports in the Caribbean and handles most of the island's imported cargo.

Entering the bay, a sailor passes directly beneath the walls of El Morro at the narrow harbour mouth.

San Juan in PerpeNaval

Region

Caribbean & Panama

Country

Puerto Rico

Position

18.46°N 66.10°W

Size in the game

a regional port (tier 1)

Fuel

about $250 a tonne at full stock

Trades

Grain, Machinery, Textiles, Consumer goods, Steel, Fresh produce, Building materials, Medicine

On the quay

a quay and a fuel berth

Waters

near pirate water: Caribbean Arc

The album

stamp, postcard, west indian manatee, old doubloon

The nearest harbours by sea

Routed on the game's sea grid with the canals open, the way a ship sails it.

Lately at San Juan