page_title: Fortress of the Immaculate Conception
section_title: 21st century
hierarchical_section_title: Fortress of the Immaculate Conception / History / 21st century
caption_attribution_description: English: View of the Raudal del Diablo rapids of the San Juan River from the village of El Castillo in southern Nicaragua.
context_page_description: The Fortress of the Immaculate Conception, is a fortification located on the southern bank of the San Juan River, in the village of El Castillo in southern Nicaragua. The fortress is situated approximately 6 kilometers from the border with Costa Rica, at the Raudal del Diablo rapids of the San Juan River. It was completed in 1675 as part of a series of fortifications along the San Juan River, to defend against pirate attacks upon the city of Granada. The settlement of El Castillo and its fortress continued to be strategically important to the Captaincy General of Guatemala until the late 18th century.
  An important historic landmark of Nicaragua, the fortress is on a list of sites as an initial stage in
  achieving World Heritage Site status with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
context_section_description: The Fortress of the Immaculate Conception is a historic landmark of Nicaragua, which currently houses a museum and library. Since 1995, it has been on a "tentative list" of important Nicaraguan cultural sites with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a preliminary to nomination for consideration as a World Heritage Site. The submission notes that the fortress is in a protected area, the Indio Maíz Biological Reserve.
caption: View of the Raudal del Diablo rapids of the San Juan River from the village of El Castillo in southern Nicaragua.
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